Studies suggest sharp drop in vaccine protection v. omicron — yet cause for optimism
In small studies in South Africa and Germany, the results indicate a marked decrease in the ability of vaccines to neutralize this variant. But there are other findings that are encouraging.
With the omicron variant continuing to spread in a number of countries, including the U.S, scientists have been anxiously awaiting data to answer this question: How well will the vaccines work against this new variant?
On Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, scientists in South Africa and Germany released preliminary results from two small studies that begin to provide answers.
The studies haven't been peer reviewed. also indicates that a third shot, or a booster, will partially recover the effectiveness of the vaccines, at least for a few months.
