" When the virus completely mutates, then it can escape the protection of the current vaccine, " Kuchipudi said.

" 当病毒完全变异后，它就能避开当前起到保护作用的疫苗，" 库奇普迪说。

But the Staten Island study is the first to find evidence of the Omicron variant in deer or any other animal population, said Suresh Kuchipudi.

但苏雷什·库奇普迪说，斯塔顿岛的这个研究是首次发现证据证明鹿或任何其他动物种群感染了奥密克戎变种。

Kuchipudi told The Associated Press the finding " opened up the possibility that, like the previous variants, Omicron can and has spilled over into animals" .

库奇普迪告诉美联社，这一发现揭示了这种可能性：像之前的变种一样，奥密克戎变种可以并已经蔓延到动物身上。