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How is the Omicron variant different and why are scientists so concerned?

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How is the Omicron variant different and why are scientists so concerned?

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Published on December 2, 2021

Researchers in South Africa first sounded the alarm over the B.1.1.529 variant, now known as Omicron, after finding more than 30 mutations in the spike protein, a component that can alter the way a virus infects cells. But much remains unknown about the finer details of the variant.

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