Delta and Omicron – these are the two most prominent corona variants so far. according to dr Christoph Spinner there are indications of a combination variant of the two.
Munich – The corona numbers are higher than ever, and the number of variants of the corona virus is not declining. Delta and the highly contagious omicron are of particular concern. according to dr Christoph Spinner, infectiologist and pandemic officer at the University Hospital Rechts der Isar in Munichthere will be more variants.
“It’s definitely not the end of the road,” he says Focus Online. “We are seeing higher infection rates than ever before. High infection rates bring with them the possibility of new variants,” is his explanation.
Combination of delta and omicron? Spinner: “There are indications of this”
One of them could be a combination of delta and omicron. Spinner: “There are indications that there could possibly be a combination of delta and omicron variants after all. There is definitely the question of whether BA.1 and BA.2 infections do not occur together, i.e. not only as a rare but possible double infection, but combined in one variant.
But Spinner also says: “Conversely, that doesn’t necessarily have to scare us. There are currently several other variants circulating around the world.”
Spinner: As long as there are high numbers of infections, new variants can arise
However, this is not the same as an all-clear as far as Corona is concerned. Because, according to Spinner, one thing is absolutely clear: “As long as there are such high numbers of infections, and above all people who are chronically ill can be affected, there is always the probability that the virus will spread through new variants – also for random reasons – via even more infectious ones , or worse, even more morbid properties.”
After all, according to Spinner, the appearance of new combinations does not mean “that we are completely at the mercy of new variants. On the contrary: due to the high vaccination and booster rate, the immune competence in the general population is significantly strengthened. In the meantime, there are also over 17 million registered infections in Germany, i.e. slightly less than every fifth citizen has now been infected with the virus. (cg)
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