Can you get omicron twice? It appears so

The omicron variant could reinfect individuals who already received omicron.

Illustration by Alex Cochran, Deseret Information

There’s rising proof that the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus can reinfect earlier omicron variant sufferers.

What’s taking place: A considerable amount of anecdotal proof factors to the omicron variant reinfecting individuals who already had it, signaling one other shift within the coronavirus pandemic, in accordance with Fortune.

What they’re saying: “Individuals are being reinfected instantly once more after omicron an infection,” Yaneer Bar-Yam, president of the New England Complicated Methods Institute, wrote on Twitter.

• “Sure, you may get omicron twice,” Stanley Weiss, an epidemiologist at Rutgers College of Public Well being, advised Yahoo.
• He added, “In case you had a gentle an infection, didn’t get an excellent immune response, and also you get uncovered once more with a giant dose of the virus, it’s positively doable.”

Flashback:Specialists stated again in January the potential for reinfection was excessive with the omicron variant, particularly amongst those that had pure immunity, as I reported for the Deseret Information.

• Dr. Amesh Adalja, the senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Heart for Well being Safety, advised KHOU 11 that researchers are nonetheless uncertain about immunity amongst omicron variant sufferers.
• “It’s unclear, at this level, what degree of immunity happens after an omicron an infection. I believe over time, sure, you most likely can get reinfected. However we don’t have that information but as a result of omicron has solely been round since October/November.”