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A coloured scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus (purple)

The omicron coronavirus variant may protect against flu

19 September 2022

In a laboratory study, the H1N1 seasonal flu virus didn't take hold in bronchial cells containing the omicron coronavirus variant, but the flu virus did replicate in cells containing the delta variant

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