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Omicron and the Vaccines

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Modern and Pfizer are your best bets, but most of the world has had other vaccines.
Via the NYT: Most of the World’s Vaccines Likely Won’t Prevent Infection From Omicron. A growing body of preliminary research suggests the Covid vaccines used in most of the world offer almost no defense against becoming infected by the highly contagious Omicron variant. All vaccines still seem to provide a significant degree of protection against serious illness from Omicron, which is the most crucial goal. But only the Pfizer and Moderna shots, when reinforced by a booster, appear to have initial success at stopping infections, and these vaccines are unavailable in most of the world. The other shots — including those from AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and vaccines manufactured in China and Russia — do little to nothing to stop the spread of Omicron, early research shows. To me, the most important bit of information above is “All vaccines still seem to provide a significant degree of protection against serious illness from Omicron” as that is the key goal, as it keeps people out of hospitals and, most importantly reduces fatalities.

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