Can vaccines avoid new Covid-19 virus variants?
Covid-19 cases have increased across Asia, with new Omikron sub-linage that cause mild symptoms. Despite viral mutations, vaccination provides strong protection against serious illness, saying researchers.

In short
- India has reported more than 1,010 active Kovid -19 cases
- Current vaccines do not target emerging omikron sub-lanezes
- However, vaccinated person shows overall immune response
Six years after Kovid -19, after the first spread globally, cases of viral infection have increased in many parts of India, as well as in the United States.
While most of the cases present in hospitals and clinics are mild, doctors have said that it is mandatory to practice basic hygiene, especially India reports 1,010 active cases.
Currently, virus strains in the country are LF.7, XFG, and JN.1, as well as a new omikron sub-lease NB.1.8.1, including cough, flowing nose, sore throat, low grade fever, headache, body pain.
However, like other respiratory viruses, Sars-Cov-2 is also causing seasonal spikes due to mutation, the vaccines available in India are not available for these strains.
However, experts have stated that people who have previously done covid -19 or they receive the vaccine, especially recently, maybe there will be some protection against having a serious disease if they again hold the same version of the virus.
A new study found that pre-vaccination against Covid-19 provides strong immune defense, even against recent variants such as delta and omikron, although it can slightly limit the body’s ability to generate fresh, mutation-specific antibodies.

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences published conclusions in Nature Immunology on Tuesday, stating that vaccinated persons still mounted a much more strong immune response to develop Sars-Cov-2 variants compared to those that have never been vaccinated.
Vaccination is still strong despite viral development
What the study really wanted to address was the fundamental question that when you are in touch with a virus, how the immune system is favorable and then the virus changes.
“Are you able to create new reactions against those new mutations? The answer is yes, although with some nuances,” the senior writer of the paper and the university’s Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapy said.
Research examined immune responses in individuals infected with delta or omikron variants of Covid-19, comparing people who earlier obtained a vaccine targeting the original tension with those who were never vaccinated.
Minor dip in stress-specific antibodies
Overall, the study found that people who vaccinated produce more antibodies after infection compared to those who have been infected.
However, amidst vaccination, the production of antibodies targeting especially new mutations was slightly lower.

“If you vaccinate against the stress of the original virus and then contract the delta version, you have done a total protective antibody reactions,” Bhattacharya said.
But those who were vaccinated were antibodies, which target the mutated virus, compared to those who caught the delta version without first vaccinating.
This effect, which is sometimes referred to as “antigenic impricting” or “original antigenic sin”, is a famous phenomenon in immunology, where the immune system focuses on parts of a virus, which has been seen earlier, possibly at the price of the new mutation answer.
However, the authors of the study insisted that the immune protection introduced by pre-vaccination was still highly beneficial, and that the dip in mutation-specific antibodies was unlikely to create a high impact on the health of a paron.
Vaccine development future
According to the researchers, the study can shape future vaccine development.
In the study, people who were in touch with delta or omikron for the first time did not effectively generate antibodies against new mutations when they were in contact with original stress.
The implications of this amazing insight can be the implications of how the next generation of vaccines are designed.
“One of the most important takes is that we can potentially to direct the engineer vaccine to direct the immune system more efficiently. If we can find out which parts of the virus are developing the immune system, we can develop vaccines that can ensure that those areas are being recognized and targeted,” said that said.

First and most important, research underlines that vaccination is the best rescue against Kovid -19, even the virus continues to be muted.
Bhattacharya said, “Even with a slight decrease in the uniqueness of the immune response, vaccinated persons still have a high level of protect.”
The study helps to clarify a common anxiety that obtaining the Covid -19 vaccine can make it difficult for the body to fight the new variants of the virus.
Research shows that this is not true. In fact, vaccinated people still create strong overall security, even if the virus has changed slightly.
Scientists will continue to study how our immune system reacts to different versions of the virus and how future vaccines can be designed to do even better.
As countries decided how to plan long -term covid vaccine strategies, such research is important.
For now, experts recommend your covid vaccination to be up -to -date, as they still provide strong protection against being severely ill, even the virus develops.