New studies outline Omicron immune protection after infection, vaccination

Studies detail Omicron immune protection after infection, vaccination One study looked at BA.5 infection after vaccination, while another examined vaccine effectiveness in children and adolescents. CIDRAP

A pair of new studies describe infection- and vaccine-conferred immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, with one showing that vaccinated people have good protection against BA.5 subvariant reinfection for at least 8 months after infection, and the other finding that the vaccine is 46% and 70% effective against infection and hospitalization, respectively, in children.

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