How Omicron Spread So Quickly Investigated

emerged in South Africa at the end of November. Omicron The variant continues to spread rapidly around the world. This variant, which has symptoms similar to other variants such as high fever and cough, has caused concerns and fears all over the world and has caused the authorities to take new restrictions.

Turkey is also among the countries where the variant spreads rapidly. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca also stated that the variant was spreading throughout the country, especially that Istanbul was experiencing a ‘case explosion’ and warned. So, how is this variant spreading so fast? Scientists continue their research on how this happens without slowing down.

‘Immune escape’ may be accelerating spread of variant

Sumit Chanda, Professor of Immunology from the Scripps Research Institute in the USA, said about the variant that caused record number of cases in the USA and Europe.It game changer a virus; because it also directly affects fully vaccinated populations.” Using his expressions, he stated that he was investigating how the variant spread so quickly.

Experts say that Omicron’s biggest feature is the avoidance of immunity states that it is. It is added to the explanations that it is frightening to defeat the antibodies formed in people who have been vaccinated or have had the disease before. The high amount of mutations in the variant’s spike protein allow Omicron to infect more quickly, evade immunity, and infect more people than other variants, such as Delta, according to the researchers.

A new study published in Denmark states that the main reason why the variant is so dominant is that it can easily evade immunity. In this study, experts compare the spread of the Omicron and Delta variant. As a result of the investigations, Omicron’s decision from Delta 2.7 to 3.7 times turns out to be more contagious. Research conducted at many different universities also supports this idea.

“There is a possibility that the incubation period will increase the contagiousness”

In addition, scientists say there may be other reasons behind the rapid spread of the variant. From the Fred Hutchinson Research Center, Dr. Joshua Schiffer also described this situation as “Can Omicron make copies of itself in a cell? Or it sticks to cells more effectively. Maybe he’s better at hovering. If any of these are present, the contagion of the variant may increase. defines it in terms. Besides, the virus a short incubation period It is also stated that it can increase contagiousness. Studies on this subject also note that the incubation period of the Delta variant is 4.3 days, while that of Omicron is 3 days.

In short, there are many unanswered questions about how Omicron spread so quickly. Despite this, scientists make reassuring statements. Wearing a mask, maintaining social distance and most importantly getting vaccinated Its importance is strongly emphasized by experts.