The World Health Organization has said that the Omicron Variant might be more vaccine-resistant than other variants of the SARS-COV2 virus.

The WHO said on Wednesday that the risk of getting reinfected is higher with the omicron compared to the other variants.

The report was presented in the weekly epidemiological update of the organization. The report further stated that despite the early evidence suggesting vaccines being lesser effective, it is not enough to draw a conclusion from the study.

"As a result of this, the overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains very high," WHO officials said at the briefing.

The percentage of Delta sequences reported on the GISAID global scientific database has decreased this week compared to other variations of concern for the first time since the dominant Delta variant was identified as a variant of concern in April, it added.

This should be viewed with caution, since nations may do focused sequencing for Omicron, resulting in fewer sequences being uploaded for all other variations, including Delta, according to the report.

However, the Delta variation remains prevalent, accounting for 99.2% of the almost 880,000 sequences submitted to GISAID from specimens collected during the past 60 days.

However, with the introduction of the Omicron variety, the fraction of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma is decreasing. Omicron accounted for 3,755 (0.4%) of the total, whereas the other three variations of concern accounted for 401 (less than 0.1%) apiece.