Experts figure out what made the omicron strain 'more human'

During the mutation, the omicron strain of covid-19 could have received some of the genetic material from another virus that causes the common cold. This conclusion was made by experts from the company nference, writes The Washington Post.

According to nference experts, the new mutation could have occurred in an organism infected simultaneously with SARS-CoV-2 (novel coronavirus COVID-19) and human coronavirus HCoV-229E (Human coronavirus 229E), which can cause a cold.

One of the researchers suggested that the omicron strain might be more transmissible (transmissible) but lower in virulence (the ability to cause disease) than other variants of the coronavirus.

Study co-author Venki Sundararajan noted that the Omicron could become "more human" by receiving the HCoV-229E fragment. The scientist suggested that this would allow the omicron strain to avoid reactions from the immune system.