The Truth about the Origin of Omicron

To date, the origin of the Omicron variant is unknown due to it features a huge number of mutations that are uncommon in other human variants. The most accepted idea is that Omicron arose through a long-term infection of a person with a weakened immune system. According to a study conducted in China, it is conceivable that Omicron was derived from mice. This theory came according to the analysis of viral RNA mutations, whose origins were linked to all types of the Coronavirus family of animal origin. The virus was transmitted from animals to humans, which provoked the current controversy about the emergence of this variant. If Omicron was produced from mice, the consequences of it spreading across non-human hosts will provide additional hurdles in the epidemic's prevention and containment.