Washington: white House Chief Medical Adviser Antony Fauci said on Wednesday that currently available booster shots work against omicron There is no need for a variant of COVID-19 and a type-specific booster.
“Our booster vaccine works against Omicron,” Fauci told the public during the White House. covid Update on Wednesday. “At this point, there is no need for a type-specific booster.”
Fauci said that Pfizer and BioNTech’s primary two-dose vaccination series is significantly compromised by Omicron, but still provides considerable protection against serious disease, CNBC reported.
Protection against infection from the two-dose vaccine dropped to 33 percent, compared to 80% before the emergence of Omicron. However, the two doses are still 70 percent effective at preventing hospitalizations in Omicron patients in South Africa, Fauci said.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Valensky The U.S. said at least 36 states and more than 75 countries have reported confirmed cases caused by the Omron variant.
The Omicron variant is now estimated to represent about 3 percent of cases in the United States.
In some areas of the country, the director said Omicron estimates are even higher, including New York and New Jersey, where the CDC projects that Omicron may represent about 13 percent of all cases.
“Given the initial data on Omicron transmissibility from other countries, we expect the proportion of Omicron cases to continue to increase in the United States in the coming weeks,” he said.
“Our booster vaccine works against Omicron,” Fauci told the public during the White House. covid Update on Wednesday. “At this point, there is no need for a type-specific booster.”
Fauci said that Pfizer and BioNTech’s primary two-dose vaccination series is significantly compromised by Omicron, but still provides considerable protection against serious disease, CNBC reported.
Protection against infection from the two-dose vaccine dropped to 33 percent, compared to 80% before the emergence of Omicron. However, the two doses are still 70 percent effective at preventing hospitalizations in Omicron patients in South Africa, Fauci said.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Valensky The U.S. said at least 36 states and more than 75 countries have reported confirmed cases caused by the Omron variant.
The Omicron variant is now estimated to represent about 3 percent of cases in the United States.
In some areas of the country, the director said Omicron estimates are even higher, including New York and New Jersey, where the CDC projects that Omicron may represent about 13 percent of all cases.
“Given the initial data on Omicron transmissibility from other countries, we expect the proportion of Omicron cases to continue to increase in the United States in the coming weeks,” he said.
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