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Research raises hopes amid Omicron surge

This theory could also explain why, by some estimates, Omicron is nearly as transmissible as measles, which is the benchmark for high transmissibility, says Michael Diamond, a virologist at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Early indications from South Africa and the United Kingdom signal that the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is less dangerous than its predecessor Delta. Read Full Story