{"id":60727,"date":"2022-01-14T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T10:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=60727"},"modified":"2024-09-05T13:28:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T07:58:36","slug":"how-is-the-omicron-variant-different-from-the-other-covid-19-variants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2022\/01\/14\/how-is-the-omicron-variant-different-from-the-other-covid-19-variants\/","title":{"rendered":"How Is The Omicron Variant Different From The Other Covid-19 Variants?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As per the World Health Organization, the new Covid-19 virus variant \u2018Omicron\u2019 is called a variant of concern. This is because it has a high transmission rate and may cause severe illness. It also decreases the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines and medications. Read on to find out more about this variant and how to protect yourself against it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you should know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60752 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Omicron-Blog-1_shutterstock_2081847874-1.jpg\" alt=\"Omicron Sample result_activliving \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#How-severe-is-this-virus\">How severe is this virus?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#What-is-the-risk-of-reinfection\">What is the risk of reinfection?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#How-to-diagnose-an-Omicron-infection\">How to diagnose an Omicron infection?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Can-current-medications-be-effective-against-Omicron\">Can current medications be effective against Omicron?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#How-effective-are-current-Covid-19-vaccines-against-the-Omicron-variant\">How effective are current Covid-19 vaccines against the Omicron variant?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong id=\"How-severe-is-this-virus\">How severe is this virus?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the current medical data, it has not been very much clear whether the infection with the Omicron variant can be highly severe than the other variants, including the Delta variant. However, as per the records, symptoms found in the majority of the patients are mild.<\/p>\n<p>According to the World Health Organization, practising physicians in South Africa mentioned that symptoms of this new variant of the Covid-19 virus \u2018Omicron\u2019 are extremely mild compared to the other variants, which are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Headache<\/li>\n<li>Extreme fatigue or lethargy feeling<\/li>\n<li>Body and joint pain<\/li>\n<li>Itchy or scratchy throat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, as per reports gathered from the patients in South Africa, some classical Covid-19 symptoms are not found in patients infected by the Omicron variant. This includes symptoms such as loss of smell and taste.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"What-is-the-risk-of-reinfection\">What is the risk of reinfection?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the preliminary medical records, there can be a high risk of reinfection by the Omicron variant compared to the other Covid-19 variants. People who were infected by the other Covid-19 virus variants can get infected again with the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"How-to-diagnose-an-Omicron-infection\">How to diagnose an Omicron infection?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The classic RT-PCR test still stays effective to detect the new Covid-19 infection \u2018Omicron\u2019. As per South African diagnostic and Pathological laboratories, rapid-antigen tests also help to detect the Omicron virus.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60730 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Covid-19-omicron-test-results.jpg\" alt=\"Covid-19 omicron test results_activ living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"Can-current-medications-be-effective-against-Omicron\">Can current medications be effective against Omicron?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The common or primary symptoms such as headache or body pain can be treated with symptomatic treatment techniques. Medication groups such as corticosteroids and Interlukin-6 receptor blockers can be effective while managing severely infected patients.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"How-effective-are-current-Covid-19-vaccines-against-the-Omicron-variant\">How effective are current Covid-19<\/strong><strong>\u00a0vaccines against the Omicron variant?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As per the minimal primary medical records gathered, the current Covid-19 vaccines brands such as Pfizer or Moderna remain slightly effective against the new variant. Vaccines remain critical to reducing severe mortality and morbidity rates.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why you should consider taking a booster shot of the vaccine if you are eligible for it. Here\u2019s a complete list of the <strong>COVID-19 vaccines in India<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> available for adults above the age of 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As per the World Health Organization, the new Covid-19 virus variant \u2018Omicron\u2019 is called a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2963,"featured_media":60754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4241],"tags":[1529,2976,2974,2975,2973],"class_list":["post-60727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-conditions","category-others","tag-covid-19","tag-covid-19-vaccines","tag-omicron","tag-omicron-symptoms","tag-omicron-variant"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Is The Omicron Variant 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