WHO says the existing COVID-19 vaccines should protect against Omicron
WHO official, existing coronavirus related vaccinations should still protect those who get the Omicron strain.
Wednesday, 8th December 2021
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) official, existing coronavirus related vaccinations should still protect those who get the Omicron strain.
The statement comes as preliminary lab testing in South Africa suggest the new version can partially resist the Pfizer vaccine.
According to the researchers, the vaccine's antibodies had a "significant reduction" in their ability to neutralize the new strain.
Dr Mike Ryan of the WHO, on the other hand, said there was no indication that Omicron would be better at evading vaccines than other variations.
"We have incredibly effective vaccinations that have shown effective against all the variants so far, in terms of severe disease and hospitalization, and there's no reason to anticipate that it wouldn't be the same" for Omicron, according to Dr Ryan, WHO's emergencies director.
According to preliminary statistics, Omicron did not make anyone sicker than Delta or other strains. He stated, "If anything, the trend is toward less harshness."
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