Risk of severe disease and hospitalization significantly lower in Omicron infection compared to prior variants: Discovery Health
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NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Summary of findings: Vaccine effectiveness: The two-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination provides 70% protection against severe complications of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization, and 33% protection against COVID-19 infection, during the current Omicron wave. Reinfection risk: For individuals who have had COVID-19 previously, the risk of reinfection with Omicron is significantly higher, relative to prior variants. Severity: The risk [...]
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