
Omicron Variant Explained
… related to transmissibility because viruses tend to mutate in only one of three directions: severity, transmissibility, and immune escape.
If Omicron is indeed more transmissible and less severe, this means we may all eventually be exposed. And if we are, we will recover using our optimized immune systems supported by safe and effective treatments. Overcoming the mild infection will then confer immunity for variants to come.
But maybe Omicron hasn’t mutated to be more transmissible. Why then are reported symptoms mild? Predominantly mild cases might be signaling that immunity is working, despite the mutations.
Regardless of how exactly …







