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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced the emergence of the new BA.2.86 Omicron variant, which the agency claimed is more infectious to both the vaccinated and the previously COVID-19-infected. In a video yesterday, prominent internet lecturer John Campbell, Ph.D., explained why he believes natural immunity provides more protection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a risk assessment last week for a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, BA.2.86, saying it “may be more capable of causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received COVID-19 vaccines.”
Internet lecturer John Campbell, Ph.D., who analyzed the announcement in a video, said, “It’s not a dramatic new virus and it’s very unlikely that’s going to make people sicker.” Campbell is a retired emergency room nurse, nurse teacher and author of two nursing textbooks.
The CDC said the variant isn’t likely driving the current increase in hospitalizations in the U.S., and that existing COVID-19 medications appear to be effective for treating it.
