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==Genome==

==Genome==

The Omicron variant is unlikely to be related to the Alpha and Delta variants of [[coronavirus]].<ref name=forbesinfo/> Instead, its mutations cause it to be distinct from the other strains of the virus. The mutations are likely to make the Omicron variant ineffective to combat by [[COVID vaccine]]s, due to a potentially different "Spike" gene the vaccines are designed to target.<ref name=forbesinfo/>

The Omicron variant is unlikely to be related to the Alpha and Delta variants of [[coronavirus]].<ref name=forbesinfo/> Instead, its mutations cause it to be distinct from the other strains of the virus. The mutations are likely to make the Omicron variant ineffective to combat by [[COVID vaccine]]s, due to a potentially different "Spike" gene (associated with 32 different mutations) the vaccines are designed to target.<ref name=forbesinfo/>

==References==

==References==