re-infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus. He mentioned that it is unlikely that a person who got infected with the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus will be re-infected with the same variant at least for several months of them getting infected.
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was answering the question whether people who are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus can get infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus. “Sure, there are reinfections.
But it is unlikely that if you mount a good immune response, at least over a period of several months, it is extremely unlikely that you will be re-infected with the same variant," the top immunologist said.
The top US adviser said that the number of variants of the deadly virus that are getting discovered has prompted authorities to plan for best-case and the worst-case scenarios.