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Omicron may cause more Covid reinfections, say South African experts

Scientists warn of higher rate of repeat infections but say vaccines appear to protect against serious illness

  • Coronavirus – latest updates

The Omicron variant of Covid-19 appears to be reinfecting people at a higher rate than previous strains, experts in South Africa have said, as public health officials and scientists from around the world closely monitor developments in the country where Omicron was first identified.

As the EU’s public health agency warned that Omicron could cause more than half of all new Covid infections in Europe within the next few months, evidence was emerging, however, that vaccines still appear to offer protection against serious illness.

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