A new poll shows that the omicron variant has no effect on a majority of US adults willingness to get the Covid-19 vaccine or a booster shot.
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The poll found that most unvaccinated people don't think the omicron variant makes a difference in their decision to get vaccine, while some think it makes them less likely.
Half of the people who haven't yet gotten a booster shot said the omicron doesn't make a difference in their decision, while 34% said it makes them more likely and 5% said it makes them less likely.
When asked what the most important reason is for them to get a booster shot, only 5% of vaccine respondents cited their worry about the omicron variant, while 40% said they would get or had gotten the booster because it makes Covid-19 less likely.
9% of vaccine respondents said they wouldn't get a booster shot.
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29.2% of the population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is a percentage of U.S. adults that have gotten a booster shot.
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More adults say it is riskier to travel on an airplane with friends or family outside of their household now that omicron has become a risk factor, according to a new poll. A majority of people think that seeing friends and family for the holidays poses only a small risk.
The omicron variant, which has been found in 30 states, has raised fears that it could be able to evade vaccine protection. A real-world study from South Africa released Monday found that two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine provides 70% protection against hospitalization and 33% protection against infections. Public health experts are calling for people to get booster shots because the shots seem to be diminishing effectiveness against omicron. A study from the U.K. Health Security Agency found that a booster shot gave 70% to 75% protection against mild Covid-19 symptoms, while early lab data from Pfizer and BioNTech found a booster shot gave similar protection to the original vaccine doses.
The perception of risk around certain activities on the rise again as Omicron spreads.
A South Africa study found that Pfizer shot just 33% effective against Omicron infections.
Companies say that the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 Booster is neutralizing the Omicron variant.
Scientists in the U.K. say that the Covid Booster Shot increases vaccine effectiveness by up to 75%.
Will Omicron change if it is fully vaccinated? The CEO of BioNTech says the full vaccine regime is not 2. (Forbes)
It is likely that Omicron will weaken vaccine protection.
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