Omicron variant likely born of HIV patient, says South African scientist who discovered it

The Omicron variant, now present in at least 23 countries around the world, was probably incubated in the body of a person with an immune system battered by HIV or another immune-compromising condition that can cause a prolonged coronavirus infection, according to the South African scientist who detected the fast-spreading genetic mutant.Tulio de Oliveira, director of South Africa’s Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation at Stellenbosch University, said the emergence of Omicron in a…

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