Booster Jabs At Least 80 Per Cent Effective Against Severe Omicron

• The researchers say there is a high degree of uncertainty until more real-world information is gathered…

EKO HOT BLOG reports that UK researchers have analysed the likely impact that a Covid booster shot will have on Omicron and say it could provide around 85% protection against severe illness.

The protection is a bit less than vaccines gave against earlier versions of Covid.

But it means the top-up dose should still keep many people out of hospital.

Read also: Omicron: France Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions For Arriving UK Travellers

It comes as a record 861,306 number of booster jabs and third doses were given in the UK on Thursday.

The modelling, from the team at Imperial College London, is based on limited information on Omicron.

The researchers say there is a high degree of uncertainty until more real-world information is gathered about this new variant that is spreading quickly.

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