omicron: WHO: More evidence emerging that Omicron causes milder symptoms – Times of India
However, also sounding a note of caution, Mahamud said Omicron’s high transmissibility meant it would become dominant within weeks in many places, posing a threat to medical systems in countries where a high proportion of the population remains unvaccinated. While Omicron seemed to be slipping past antibodies, evidence was emerging that vaccines still provided some protection, by eliciting a second pillar of the immune response from T-cells, he said. “Our prediction is protection against severe hospitalisation and death will be maintained. The challenge has not been the vaccine but the vaccination and reaching the vulnerable.” Reuters
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