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Protein shake-up: getting to know Omicron

The Intelligence from The Economist

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Omicron Is Spreading With Worrying Speed

Two doses of vaccine are simply not enough to give the leveller protection we all need. Omicron has a large number of mutations on its spike protein, says Hal hudson. When you have mutations on that binding bit of the virus, it means that the bits of your immune system don't necessarily work as well.

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