Omikron study: Booster vaccination probably does not offer permanent protection

Created: 01/05/2022, 05:55 AM

A new study from Great Britain suggests that the protection against Omikron drops significantly after a certain period of time, even for those who have been boosted.

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dpa

Omikron is on everyone's lips.

Now a study shows that the effectiveness of booster vaccinations compared to the Corona variant drops significantly after some time.

Hanover - Since the discovery of the highly infectious Corona variant Omikron, studies have been rolling over and over again with new findings and possible symptoms that could indicate an infection with Omikron.

Research from Great Britain now reveals that even with booster vaccinations, the effectiveness against the new corona virus variant from South Africa decreases significantly after a while.

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In the shadow of the new findings and the exploding corona incidence in Great Britain * due to Omikron, experts like Christian Drosten or Hendrik Streeck are also issuing a warning in this country in the face of the Omikron wave. Drosten made it clear in an interview with the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" that "Omikron makes the rules" *. Meanwhile, the virologist Streeck warned urgently of a reckless "infection with the Corona variant" * and made a hypothesis to the dpa that everyone had to prepare for "to be tested positive for Corona in his life" *.

Not so long ago, Christian Drosten made positive comments about an Omikron study and described the Corona findings as "groundbreaking" * and shared "pleasant" Corona details *.

The Federal Minister of Health also raised the floor in the Omikron situation in Germany.

According to Karl Lauterbach, the incidence in Germany is two to three times higher * than the data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) would suggest.

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