Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 Booster ‘Neutralizes’ Omicron Variant, Companies Say

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The vaccine has “significantly reduced” protection against omicron after only two shots, early data suggests.

A booster shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine provides sufficient protection against the omicron variant of the coronavirus, Pfizer and BioNTech

Booster shots also “strongly [increase]” T cell levels that correlate with protection against severe disease, Pfizer and BioNTech said.

 

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