Now it spreads even faster As it turns out, the omicron strain has another stealth variant. A group of scientists from Denmark spoke about this. Discuss new mutation of the stealth omicron” Scientists have found a new mutation of the stealth omicron ) accounts for about 24% of all infections in the country. In the new mutation, changes occurred in the ORF3a protein.
According to scientists, its distinctive feature is that it causes inflammatory reactions in cells, and is also responsible for the movement of the virus inside the human cell.
Because of this, experts say, the new stealth omicron can spread faster than its predecessor. Moreover, omicron mutations allow it to elude antibodies to previous strains.
Source: Izvestia