But the study, published by British government scientists on Friday, also indicated that third vaccine doses provided considerable defense against Omicron. Scientists cautioned that those projections could change as they learned more about the severity of Omicron infections. The vaccine study published Friday indicated reduced levels of protection. It will take several weeks to understand how the current surge in Omicron infections may translate into people needing hospital care. That could place a bigger daily burden on English hospitals at the peak of the Omicron wave than was seen at any time earlier in the pandemic.

Source: New York Times December 12, 2021 01:22 UTC