The risk of reinfection with the Omicron variant is five times higher than with the Delta variant, an Imperial College London study reported by Reuters has shown, also arguing that no evidence that Omicron has a lower severity than that. delta was found.
Also according to this study, the protection that a Covid infection confers against the Omicron variant would only be 19%.
The data for this study, which remains limited, is based on PCR tests of people positive for Covid in the United Kingdom between November 29 and December 11.
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