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How will the omicron variant be resistant to all available vaccines?   


Peter Clark
@Peter.Clark · Posted 22 Dec. 2021


Rachael Davis
@Rachael.Davis · Updated 22 Dec. 2021

The new covid variant named as omicron variant of the pandemic virus is resistant to all currently available vaccines, making a vaccine for the omicron variant almost impossible. Current vaccines are designed to train the immune system to recognize specific proteins on the surface of the virus. Because the omicron variant has mutated so significantly, it has entirely different proteins on its surface, making it impossible for the immune system to recognize it. Omicron Variant is a strain of the virus that is immune to all available vaccines. The Omicron strain was originally discovered on a remote island in the South Pacific by a team of scientists researching the virus. The strain has proven to be immune to all vaccines and has killed millions of people in the past year alone.


Lily Campbell
@Lily.Campbell · Updated 22 Dec. 2021

The epidemic has taken a turn for the worse. The once-mythical omicron variant has been identified in multiple cities. Unlike its predecessor, which was largely eliminated by vaccines, this strain is resistant to all available vaccines. Doctors are at a loss for how to treat it, and the only treatment options are equally ineffective. Like other strains of the flu, the omicron variant causes disease in humans by infecting cells in the respiratory tract. In most cases, this causes the cells to produce proteins called cytokines, which cause inflammation and make the body’s immune system attack the virus


Kelly Jackson
@Kelly.Jackson · Updated 22 Dec. 2021

Many vaccines for other strains of the flu work by causing the body to produce antibodies against the flu virus; these antibodies then bind to the flu virus, preventing it from infecting cells and causing inflammation. The omicron variant of the virus is resistant to all the available vaccines. This means that even if you vaccinate yourself against the alpha variant, the omicron variant will still be able to infect you and cause the disease.


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