Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: More information on omicron, but not enough to draw solid conclusions
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Guardian: Omicron seems to carry higher Covid reinfection risk, says South Africa Scientists warn of higher rate of repeat infections but say vaccines appear to protect against serious illness As the EU’s public health agency warned that OmicroAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: More information on omicron, but not enough to draw solid conclusions
Guardian: Omicron seems to carry higher Covid reinfection risk, says South Africa Scientists warn of higher rate of repeat infections but say vaccines appear to protect against serious illness As the EU’s public health agency warned that Omicron could cause more than half of all new Covid infections in Europe within the next few months, evidence was emerging, however, that vaccines still appear to offer protection against serious illness. According to new evidence collected in South Africa by its National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) the latest epidemiological evidence suggests that Omicron can evade immunity from infection with earlier variants and is causing reinfections at three times previous rates. Get your vax on. xPres. Biden lays out his plan to fight COVID-19 this winter:— Expand booster access— Expand vaccine access for kids— Free at-home rapid tests— Extend public transit mask requirement— Testing for international travelers https://t.co/TmGP3GpWto pic.twitter.com/Yo7F7LdS3u— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) December 2, 2021 Read more