{"id":100739,"date":"2021-12-29T08:01:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T13:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/?p=100739"},"modified":"2021-12-29T08:01:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T13:01:15","slug":"new-study-suggests-infection-from-omicron-variant-can-enhance-immunity-to-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/en\/2021\/12\/29\/new-study-suggests-infection-from-omicron-variant-can-enhance-immunity-to-delta\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Suggests Infection from Omicron Variant Can Enhance Immunity to Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100740 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Omicron-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Omicron-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Omicron-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Omicron-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Omicron-2-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Omicron-2-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Omicron-2-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>VOA \u2014 Researchers in South Africa have discovered that people who have been infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus develop enhanced immunity to the older delta variant.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion is the result of a new study conducted at Durban-based Africa Health Research Institute involving 33 vaccinated and unvaccinated people. The scientists found that immunity against a further exposure to omicron rose 14-fold about two weeks after infection, while also discovering that immunity against delta improved 4.4-fold.<\/p>\n<p>The scientists say the immunity is especially enhanced among those who are inoculated.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Sigal, the study\u2019s co-author, said on Twitter Monday that if omicron is \u201cless pathogenic\u201d as it appears, \u201cthen this will help push delta out,\u201d making it possible<\/p>\n<p>\u201cthe disruption Covid-19 has caused in our lives may become less.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\">\n<div class=\"infgraphicsAttach\">\n<div class=\"twitterSnippetProcessed\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1475584479540486148&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voanews.com%2Fa%2Fnew-study-suggests-infection-from-omicron-variant-can-enhance-immunity-to-delta-%2F6372670.html&amp;sessionId=d8709e2523811ebce190450ff1e0c0e40614d3a7&amp;siteScreenName=voanews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9fd78d5%3A1638479056965&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1475584479540486148\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The study, which has not been peer reviewed, has been submitted to the medical journal\u00a0<em>MedRxiv.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An earlier study out of South Africa revealed a reduced risk of hospitalization and severe illness from omicron, compared to delta.<\/p>\n<p>The omicron strain has rapidly spread around the world since it was first detected in southern Africa in November.<\/p>\n<p><em>Some information for this report came from Reuters.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VOA \u2014 Researchers in South Africa have discovered that people who have been infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus develop enhanced immunity to the older delta variant. The conclusion is the result of a new study conducted at Durban-based Africa Health Research Institute involving 33 vaccinated and unvaccinated people. 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