An unexpected benefit for Omicron .. it may reduce the severity of the epidemic globally

A study conducted in South Africa revealed that people who have recovered from their infection with the omicron mutant may acquire an immune capacity in the future that makes them able to fight infection with the delta mutant.

The website of the "Sky News" channel said that if the results of this study are confirmed, "Omicron" will have made the future of the epidemic less bleak, and mitigate the severity of the emerging epidemic of the Corona virus around the world.

The study stated that since the “Omicron” mutant causes milder symptoms compared to other corona mutant, it may lead in the future to a decrease in the number of hospital admissions due to infection with the virus, and Alex Segal, a researcher in virology at the Africa Institute for Health Research in Durban, said that it is possible that Omicron puts "Delta" aside, and if Omicron manages to displace Delta, he will have already done a favor in the world's war against the epidemic, because "Delta" increases the risk of a person with corona being hospitalized.

In vitro experiments revealed that the antibodies produced during omicron infection were able to protect against 'delta'.

The researcher published this study on the Institute of Health website, and it has not been published in a specialized medical journal yet.

Commenting on this study, Carl Pearson, an epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said that its results apply to what is currently happening in the United Kingdom, where omicron infections are increasing and the proportion of more dangerous delta infections is declining.

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