COVID-19: Pfizer jab '40 times less effective' against Omicron

Save
3 years ago
104
skynews news topnewsstories breakingnews todaysnews covid19 travelnews climate climatechange climatedesaster globalwarming savetheplanet delta omicron press presspreview newspapers frontpages carbonneutral carbon usa biden putin dailyclimateshow pricesgoingup worldnews uknews christmasparty leakedfootage ambulanceteams criticalcare vaccine jab boosterjab covid19vaccine pfizerjab

Antibodies from the Pfizer vaccine may be up to 40 times less effective against Omicron than against the original COVID strain.

The first lab tests on the new variant in South Africa showed that while the strain was able to escape the vaccine antibodies, there was some protection.

The study was small and will need to be verified with larger sample groups.

Loading comments...