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A preliminary study by South African scientists published on Thursday suggests the Omicron variant is three times more likely to cause reinfections compared to the Delta or Beta strains.
A preliminary study by South African scientists published Thursday suggests the Omicron variant is three times more likely to cause reinfections compared to the Delta or Beta strains.
SJOHANNESBURG - The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus poses a threefold higher risk of reinfection than the currently dominant Delta variant and the Beta strain, a group of South African health bodies said on Thursday (Dec 2). The South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (Sacema) and the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) said the latest findings...
Cases of reinfections are more likely with the emergence of the Omicron Covid variant, South African researchers have said.
The S. African study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, provides first evidence of Omicron's ability to evade immunity from past infection.. Read more at straitstimes.com.