According to a recent British study, a booster vaccine would significantly improve protection against omicron.
Coronavirus the omicron variant is likely to become the most common form of virus in Europe as early as next week, it is estimated The Washington Post in the data collected by the magazine.
“We expect omicron to overtake the delta variant in days, not weeks,” says the Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Across the UK, omikron is expected to rise to dominance by 15 December and in Denmark next week.
Omikron has previously been known to spread the virus. In South Africa, for example, omikron became the predominant variant in a month.
“Omikron’s spread rate is surprising. If omikron can displace the delta transformation in Scotland and the UK, it will do the same elsewhere, ”said a professor at the University of Edinburgh. Linda Bauld The Washington Postille.
Because omikron is a relatively recent variant of the virus, its operation is still much unclear. Significant questions include how the virus strain avoids current vaccinations and how much it causes serious illness.
It has already been tentatively suggested that omicron would not cause as many serious forms of disease as the delta variant. This has been assessed, for example, by a leading infectious disease expert in the United States Anthony Fauci.
The pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Biontech, for their part, have said that the Comirnaty vaccine, developed jointly by them, appears to provide adequate protection against omicron after the third dose.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has followed the same line, saying vaccines are supposed to protect those infected with their own from the worst forms of the disease.
Britannian According to health authorities, the booster vaccine provides significantly better protection against mild forms of the disease caused by omicron. The British investigation was reported on Friday. They are the latest research data on omicron.
“According to the data, the risk is significantly reduced with the booster vaccine. So I urge everyone to take the booster, if at all possible, ”said the doctor Mary Ramsay According to the British Health Agency news agency Reuters.
British studies omikron passed the protection of the two vaccines much more easily than the delta variant. However, the booster vaccine provided 70-75% protection against omicron-induced disease. For the delta variant, booster vaccination is estimated to provide approximately 90% protection.
“The prevalence of Omikron, combined with the latest data, should serve as an alert to those who have not yet received a booster vaccine or a vaccine at all,” the director said. Stephen Powis The British Health Agency said.
In Finland The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has recommended that third doses of the vaccine be offered to those over 18 years of age. For example, Helsinki is about to start giving third doses of vaccinations to people under 60 in January.
Although omicron appears to cause less serious cases of disease, the rapid spread of the virus strain brings with it new problems, such as hospital overcrowding.
In Scotland, for example, warnings have been given of a possible “infestation” and citizens have been urged to cancel the Christmas party.
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