According to Dr. Jonathan Obaje, a Nigerian Research Scientist based in Singapore, based on preliminary clinical data from South Africa on the “Omicron” variant of the COVID-19 virus, African innate immunities may have already significantly weakened the COVID-19 virus.
Obaje, a former Vice President of Nigeria in diaspora in Singapore, stated this on Tuesday in a phone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He cited various South African media reports, stating that hospitals across the country reported that symptoms of “Omicron,” the new COVID strain, are very mild, with no record of death associated with it so far.
“Around 90% of all new infections in the Johannesburg region are now caused by Omicron, but COVID death rates and hospital admissions do not appear to be increasing significantly.”
“Some medical and scientific researchers around the world are currently discussing this and are cautiously optimistic that if Omicron turns out to be less lethal but more contagious and dominant than the Delta variant, the new mutation may actually be a blessing in disguise.”
This is wonderful news; African innate immunity may have weakened the COVID-19 virus. The African gene should be credited with putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The fact that Africa has had the least COVID-19 vaccination, yet has had the lowest fatalities, with many COVID-19 infections but high recovery rates, suggests that science should look more closely at the African phenomenon.”
He noted that, since 2019, Africans’ innate immunity may have dealt with the COVID-19 virus silently, with 32 mutations of the spike proteins, away from the world’s watchful eyes.
He did, however, say that the weakened variant of the COVID-19 virus emerging from Africa could mean the end of the pandemic, calling it the best Christmas gift ever from Africa to the world, despite the fact that Africa is largely unvaccinated.