Can you get Omicron twice?

Risk of reinfection ‘more than five times higher’ than with Delta variant, say experts

A worker at a Covid testing site
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Millions of people in the UK have been infected with Covid-19 in recent weeks, with the majority contracting the Omicron variant that first took hold in late November.

Now, having recovered from the virus, many are asking whether it’s possible to get infected with Omicron again.

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