Booster shots protect against symptomatic Omicron infection for about 10 weeks, study finds — which could mean more doses for some in 2022



A report published on Thursday by the United Kingdom Health Security Agency shows that the effectiveness of the COVID-19 booster against infections of the omicron variant fades within 10 weeks. The percentage of vaccine effectiveness between reported cases of the two strains was analyzed.

A surge in Omicron variant cases has prompted the administration of President Joe Biden to provide millions of free COVID-19 tests.

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A third-dose booster shot for the Covid-19 vaccine increased the levels of antibodies against the Omicron variant, according to a statement from the company.

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New models show that Omicron could be the fastest outbreak in the US to date.

Omicron seems to produce less severe symptoms and fewer hospitalizations than Delta because of the vaccine.

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The unexpected happened to third graders in Washington, D.C., as they were finishing up their last week of school before Christmas. The omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is likely the cause of the positive test for an 8-year-old child. "I didn't think they would have to separate me from my sister just days before Christmas," said Gretchen, when asked about the worst part of getting COVID.

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The scientists behind the U.K. Health Security Agency caution that any reduction in severity must be weighed against the fact that omicron is better at evading vaccines.

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The White House on Thursday defended President Joe Biden's handling of coronaviruses testing, after the president said in an exclusive interview with ABC's "World News Tonight" that he wished he would have ordered hundreds of millions of tests for Americans sooner. "I wish I had thought about ordering 500 million at- home tests two months ago," he said during an interview at the White House. Alex Presha of ABC News asked Psaki why Biden's administration couldn't have foreseen a spike in demand for tests prior to holiday gatherings, since Americnas scrambled to get tested last year.

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