”How likely is it for omicron to mutate into something deadlier?”

 

"If omicron mutated to become more deadly, you'd still have immunity towards all of its other epitopes [little pieces of the virus]," Gandhi said. "With omicron and vaccinations, there's going to be fewer and fewer people in this country with no immunity whatsoever. So, if omicron mutated to become more deadly, you still have immunity towards all of its other antigens. It would have to be a whole new virus ​​for you not to be able to combat it."

オミクロンがより致死性の高いウイルスに変異する可能性はあるが、われわれは、感染したり、ワクチンをうったりして抵抗力がない人が少なくなっている。オミクロンが強度クカしても、まったく別のウイルスでない限り、われわれはある程度抗体を持っていることになるのだ、と。