If anyone heard me in the media today (Dec 13), I would like to retract any comments that suggest Omicron may cause less severe disease. A lot still unknown right now and things look like they will be MUCH worse than I thought. Watch for more news in the next 24 hrs. 1/
In the meantime, these measures will keep you safe: 1. Get vaccinated (3rd doses if eligible) 2. Wear good-quality masks indoors and don’t take them off 3. Stay away from crowds and places with poor ventilation 4. Work from home if you can 5. Minimize # of contacts (bubble up) 2/
6. Use #RapidTests if you must gather 7. But better not to gather if there will be vulnerable people present (if they have not yet received 3 doses) 8. Don’t rely on vaccine certificates to keep you safe
Omicron requires that we go all-out on anti-coved measures.
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With this week’s delayed Pfizer vaccine shipments, I’m concerned about people delaying dose 2 because they are being offered Moderna vaccine. The last thing we want is any loss of momentum in our flourishing vaccine roll-out. Our analyses using @ICESOntario data show… 1/n
@ICESOntario …that 2 doses of Moderna are just as good as 2 doses of Pfizer (black lines), and that 1 dose of Moderna is slightly better than 1 dose of Pfizer in preventing infections (grey lines). A: VE against symptomatic infection B: VE against hospitalization or death. @ICESOntario 2/n
@ICESOntario For details, please see our pre-print: medrxiv.org/content/10.110… We have since done further analyses adding more data, and confirmed this - indeed, an even greater difference against infection after 1 dose (78% vs. 61%) and similar after 2 doses 3/n