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I won’t sugar-coat things. This is a disaster.
People vaccinated with 2 doses of the Pfizer-BNT vaccine likely have no protection against infection with the omicron strain. Protection after 3 doses has likely taken a big hit as well.
What it means for severe disease is unclear.
People vaccinated with 2 doses of the Pfizer-BNT vaccine likely have no protection against infection with the omicron strain. Protection after 3 doses has likely taken a big hit as well.
What it means for severe disease is unclear.
There are similar data from South Africa.
Antibodies collected from people vaccinated with 2 doses of the Pfizer-BNT vaccine fare poorly against the omicron variant, although vaccinated people with a previous infection fared better.
But getting infected still isn’t a good idea!
Antibodies collected from people vaccinated with 2 doses of the Pfizer-BNT vaccine fare poorly against the omicron variant, although vaccinated people with a previous infection fared better.
But getting infected still isn’t a good idea!
The key question now, is what this means for protection against severe disease.
It’s unlikely to have been lost, but some reduction seems inevitable, particularly for those vaccinated with only 2 doses.
It’s unlikely to have been lost, but some reduction seems inevitable, particularly for those vaccinated with only 2 doses.
