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This study used the @ISARIC1@CCPUKstudy dataset, where we were able to analyse more than 150,000 people in the UK, who were admitted to hospital during the first two years of the pandemic.
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Dec 8, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Data are emerging now that #omicron is much less sensitive to neutralising antibody induced by vaccines that other SARS-CoV-2 variants. But this is not the same as vaccine effectiveness - this remains to be seen.
Here is an example: 1/5
These are data from the Screaton lab - delta neutralising titres are about 6 fold lower for AZ than Pfizer. 2/5
We already know from the @PHE_uk#SIRENstudy that Pfizer vaccine is protective in healthcare workers. In this paper, we investigate possible mechanisms of protection. 2/17
