Omicron is known to cause Covid re-infection. However, there is no strong evidence yet, and cannot rule out the possibility as well.
There is no strong evidence yet if in the favor of a person being affected with the vaccine dodging strain again, said Indian health experts here on Monday.
‘The best way to prevent yourself is by getting vaccinated, wearing masks, washing hands properly, and avoiding crowded places.’
An individual’s immunity which has been primed by prior infection or vaccination has the memory of the parent virus.
But because Omicron is a deviant, meaning it has deviated quite a lot from its parent Covid strain, it has many dissimilarities.
As a result, “our immune system fails to recognize the virus as the original virus and hence the chance of re-infection. Along with the above, the waning immunity of naturally infected individuals with the passage of time will also contribute to the re-infection”, Dr. Dipu T.S, Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Amrita Hospital, Kochi, told IANS.