Smriti Mallapaty Cases of coronavirus reinfection are increasing around the world. Credit: Carlo Allegri/Reuters Since the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected, the number of people reinfected with the coronavirus has been rising sharply — a trend that was not observed with previous variants. Researchers say that the new variant is probably driving the...
Lynne Peeples Particles of SARS-CoV-2 (yellow; artificially coloured) emerge from a cell. Credit: National Institutes of Health/Science Photo Library People who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 can expect to become reinfected within one or two years, unless they take precautions such as getting vaccinated and wearing masks. That’s the prediction of modelling based on the genetic...
