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18-12-2021, 07:50 PM
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europ...than-delta
UK study finds no evidence Omicron cases are less severe than Delta
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) - A previous Covid-19 recovery provides little shield against infection with the Omicron variant, a research team from Imperial College London showed in a large study that underlines the importance of booster shots.
Having had Covid probably only offers 19 per cent protection against Omicron, the study showed on Friday (Dec 17). That was roughly in line with two doses of vaccine, which the team estimated were as much as 20 per cent effective against Omicron.....
The proportion of Omicron among all Covid cases was probably doubling every two days up to Dec 11, the UK team said, estimating that every person infected with the variant passed it on to more than three other people.
UK study finds no evidence Omicron cases are less severe than Delta
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) - A previous Covid-19 recovery provides little shield against infection with the Omicron variant, a research team from Imperial College London showed in a large study that underlines the importance of booster shots.
Having had Covid probably only offers 19 per cent protection against Omicron, the study showed on Friday (Dec 17). That was roughly in line with two doses of vaccine, which the team estimated were as much as 20 per cent effective against Omicron.....
The proportion of Omicron among all Covid cases was probably doubling every two days up to Dec 11, the UK team said, estimating that every person infected with the variant passed it on to more than three other people.
