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  • Omicron 3 times more likely to cause reinfection than previous COVID variants

    Omicron 3 times more likely to cause reinfection than previous COVID variants

    South African scientists say the risk of reinfection from the omicron COVID-19 variant is at least three times higher than for any previous variant. null In the preliminary study, researchers looked at approximately 2.8 million positive coronavirus infections between March 2020 and Nov. 27, 2021, and 35,670 suspected reinfections were identified. From this retrospective analysis, the group said increases in…