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Monday, 13 December 2021

You’re gonna need that booster shot…

The Health Ministry reported 863 new covid-19 infections yesterday, down from 879 the day before. Egypt has now disclosed a total of 369,198 confirmed cases of covid-19. The ministry also reported 45 new deaths, bringing the country’s total death toll to 21,060.

A two-dose Pfizer course is only 22.5% effective in preventing symptomatic infection from Omicron, according to additional data from an early South Africa study that had last week revealed the variant’s effect on the vaccine, according to Bloomberg. The study found that the vaccine still offered “sufficient protection” against severe diseases resulting from infection.

But booster shots can increase vaccine effectiveness against Omicron to 70-75%, another UK study showed, according to Bloomberg. The analysis, which looked at people jabbed with two doses of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca and who were infected with Omicron, also confirmed that two doses were much less effective against Omicron than the delta variant.

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