Early evidence suggests Omicron infection could give people 'superimmunity' against future coronavirus variants, but experts warn COVID-19 is still unpredictable

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Early evidence suggests Omicron infection could give people 'superimmunity' against future coronavirus variants

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suggesting people with both a vaccine and a prior infection were the least likely to contract COVID-19 with Delta.out of Austria suggests the same may be true for vaccinated people who got COVID in recent weeks.

But a new type of immunity does not mean the end of COVID-19. It represents yet another fracture in this patchwork pandemic, with some people more protected than others. Another variant could emerge at any point. For public health experts, the worry remains that a COVID-19 infection is unpredictable.

"You'd be crazy to try to get infected with this," Dr. Robert Murphy, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,Vaccination provides a foundation for 'superimmunity' if you're infected later onSuperimmunity doesn't work without the foundation of vaccination in place — a natural infection alone isn't going to deliver anything beyond normal immunity, potentially high medical bills, and the risks of severe sickness and long COVID.

"Not only is the level of the antibodies high, but the ability to cross-neutralize different variants is remarkably high,"By exposing your immune system to multiple variants of the same virus, you're essentially showing your body the many forms the coronavirus can take on. "The vaccines were designed with the original strain, but when you get the breakthroughs, it could be Delta or now Omicron," Tafesse, an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, added. "It gives you an additional level of complexity in terms of your antibody diversity."

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