The coronavirus mutant currently dominant in the United States is a member of the Omicron family, but scientists say it spreads faster than its predecessors, is more adept at cheating the immune system and can cause serious complications, AP NEWS reported..

This mutant combines the properties of both Omicron and Delta. This property appears to allow the virus to evade previously acquired immunity, especially if you have been infected with Omicron.. This is the hypothesis of Dr. Wesley Long, a pathologist at the Houston Methodist School in Texas..

Similar genetic changes are also present in the Omicron variants that dominate South Africa and are known as BA.. 4 and BA. They have exactly the same? same mutation as Delta.

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This is bad news for people who had the original Omicron and thought they were now immune to Covid-19.. It will also upset those who hoped for the emergence of herd immunity..

Pandemics on coronavirus, unfortunately, will not end. Many researchers agree on this.. A warming climate will wake up new infections.