Case data, vaccine news mark small victories in Omicron battle | Malay Mail

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LONDON, Dec 23 — Two vaccine manufacturers said their shots offered protection against Omicron, as British data suggested it may result in proportionally fewer hospitalisations than the Delta coronavirus variant, supporting conclusions reached in South Africa. Coronavirus infections have soared...

LONDON, Dec 23 — Two vaccine manufacturers said their shots offered protection against Omicron, as British data suggested it may result in proportionally fewer hospitalisations than the Delta coronavirus variant, supporting conclusions reached in South Africa.

Preliminary data had indicated Omicron was more resistant to vaccines developed before it emerged. But increases in hospitalisations and deaths in Britain since Omicron took hold have been more gradual, researchers said. Hours earlier, Novavax Inc said early data showed its vaccine generated an immune response against Omicron.

 

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