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Pfizer Booster Gives Some Protection Against Omicron, Two Shots Not Enough - Study
Pfizer Booster Gives Some Protection Against Omicron, Two Shots Not Enough - Study
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TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Two shots of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 are not enough to protect people against the Omicron strain, while the booster shot's... 11.12.2021, Sputnik International
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"It [booster shot protection] is lower than the neutralising ability against Delta – about four times lower", Dr Gili Regev-Yochay, director of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit at the medical centre, told reporters on Saturday, as quoted by The Jerusalem Post.The Sheba study showed that even those who have received two Pfizer shots plus the booster can still get infected with the Omicron variant. People who only received two doses did not have any protection against Omicron.The Sheba researchers studied the immune responses of 40 vaccinated healthcare workers. The study found that the Pfizer booster increases the ability of the vaccine to work against Omicron by about 100-fold, but it is still unclear whether the effectiveness of the booster decreases over time. Two shots of Pfizer only gave people some protection against the Delta strain and the original Wuhan strain.Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday that his company expected to know within several weeks whether a vaccine will be needed for the Omicron variant, and doses will likely be available by March.
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Pfizer Booster Gives Some Protection Against Omicron, Two Shots Not Enough - Study
22:30 GMT 11.12.2021 (Updated: 07:09 GMT 12.12.2021) TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Two shots of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 are not enough to protect people against the Omicron strain, while the booster shot's protection is much lower than with respect to other variants, a new study conducted at Israel's Sheba Medical Centre reveals.
"It [booster shot protection] is lower than the neutralising ability against Delta – about four times lower", Dr Gili Regev-Yochay, director of the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit at the medical centre, told reporters on Saturday, as quoted by The Jerusalem Post.
The Sheba study showed that even those who have received two Pfizer shots plus the booster can still get infected with the Omicron variant. People who only received two doses did not have any protection against Omicron.
"There was no neutralisation ability whatsoever, and that is very worrisome", Regev-Yochay said.
The Sheba researchers studied the immune responses of 40 vaccinated healthcare workers. The study found that the Pfizer booster increases the ability of the vaccine to work against Omicron by about 100-fold, but it is still unclear whether the effectiveness of the booster decreases over time.
Two shots of Pfizer only gave people some protection against the Delta strain and the original Wuhan strain.
Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday that his company expected to know within several weeks whether a vaccine will be needed for the Omicron variant, and doses will likely be available by March.
