Omicron vs. Delta COVID-19 Variants: Do We Need Another Vaccine?
Data on Omicron is still very preliminary, but one doctor who has treated Omicron patients told thethat people have experienced “extremely mild symptoms” with the variant so far. She also noted that the symptoms have been a little different from other strains of COVID-19.
“What we are seeing clinically in South Africa—and remember I’m at the epicenter of this where I’m practicing—is extremely mild, for us [these are] mild cases. We haven’t admitted anyone, I’ve spoken to other colleagues of mine and they give the same picture,” she said. That said, there are low COVID-19 vaccination rates in South Africa and Omicron cases seem to be largely in people who have not gotten the vaccine. Getting your booster dose, which the CDCall Americans over the age of 18 get, should help, Dr. Russo says. “Booster shots give you a 10-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies,” he says. “Will that buffer be enough so that we’ll still have a significant degree of protection? We don’t know yet.
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