Milder Omicron an "evolutionary mistake"; next variant could be more virulent: warns Indian-origin UK expert
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Milder Omicron an “evolutionary mistake”; next variant could be more virulent: warns Indian-origin UK expert

The reduced severity of Omicron is good news for now, but it is the result of an “evolutionary mistake” as COVID-19 is transmitting very efficiently and there is no reason for it to become milder, indicating that the next variant could be more virulent, a leading Indian-origin scientist from the University of Cambridge has warned. […]