A Brand New Study Suggests The Omicron Variant Will Mean the End of Covid as We Know It
Plus: Charts show that Omicron is a fraction as deadly as the earlier Covid pandemic throughout the United States.
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has spread across the world like wildfire. But the mutant Covid-19 virus, although highly transmissible, has not brought with it the high death counts of previous waves, such as the Delta variant.
Instead, the effects of Omicron have been described as "generally mild," and comparable to the Common Cold. Even an initial reported single case of a Texas man having died from the Omicron variant has been thrown into question.
One of the mysteries of the Omicron variant is why the reaction appears to be so consistently mild, regardless of vaccination status. There has been a lot of questioning about whether prior infection to Delta and wild variants has provided some antibody response to Omicron, which can cause infections even in those who have been vaccinated and "boosted."
The Africa Health Research Institute has undertaken an innovative study to look into whether there is any transferrability of natural immunity between the Omicron and Delta variants. The lead author in the pre-print study submitted for publication, Alex Sigal, spearheaded a team of over thirty researchers revealed the promising preliminary results.
"We have submitted new results to medRxiv: Omicron infection enhances neutralizing immunity against the Delta variant," Sigal announced on Twitter.
We studied people who were infected with Omicron close to when they had symptoms and about 2 weeks later:
"The increase neutralizing immunity against Omicron was expected - that is the virus these individuals were infected with," Sigal noted. "However, we also saw that the same people - especially those who were vaccinated - developed enhanced immunity to the Delta variant. If, as it currently looks like from the South African experience, Omicron is less pathogenic, then this will help push Delta out, as it should decrease the likelihood that someone infected with Omicron will get re-infected with Delta."
This may be the proverbial "dead end" for Covid that was once promised. However, unlike the 'vaccines' touted by the likes of Dr. Anthony Fauci, nature will put an end to the Covid pandemic. Just like all other pandemics in human history.
"If that's true, then the disruption Covid-19 has caused in our lives may become less," Sigal continued, before listing the collaborators in the study. The study itself is worth a closer look.
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