The significant good news about vaccines and Omicron is that the shots, while they don’t prevent contracting COVID caused by Omicron, appear to remain effective against... (more)

posted December 18th, 2021 at 12:58am in Toddler

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This appears to be true for the J&J shot, as well as the more widely used mRNA ones. 12-18-2021 1:00am
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- “If you are vaccinated, you could test positive, but if you do get COVID, your case will likely be asymptomatic or mild,” said White House pandemic czar Jeff Zients,...(more) 12-18-2021 1:03am
  speaking Friday. What’s more, a booster shot seems to restore much of the vaccine’s protection against infection, with antibody levels restored after about a week or more to protective levels.
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  - “We've seen cases of Omicron among those who are both vaccinated and boosted, and we believe these cases are milder or asymptomatic because of vaccine protection,” 12-18-2021 1:08am
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    - Even if Omicron produces more mild cases on average, in a rapidly doubling surge the variant could still produce enough severe cases to overwhelm already stressed US hospitals. 12-18-2021 1:09am
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      - Yes. Putting people sick with non covid things at risk too 12-18-2021 1:10am
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      - “For the unvaccinated, you are looking at a winter of severe illness and death,” said Zients. “Get vaccinated.” 12-18-2021 1:12am
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Yes. So far .4% rate hospitalization for vaxed. Almost 6% for unvaxed 12-18-2021 1:10am
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