Fourth COVID Jab Won’t Save Patients From Being Infected With Omicron, Study Finds

• Fourth COVID Jab Won’t Save Patients From Being Infected With Omicron, Study Finds
  by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
  The latest research out of Israel appears to confirm what skeptics have long feared: even two or three booster shots aren’t enough to protect somebody – even those who are perfectly healthy – from being infected with the omicron variant.
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  The researchers’ conclusions, revealed Monday, found that both groups showed a “slightly higher” increase in antibodies following the fourth injection than they saw after the third. Unfortunately, the levels produced still weren’t high enough to prevent infection via the omicron variant, which is responsible for the bulk of new infections.
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  “Despite increased antibody levels, the fourth vaccine only offers a partial defense against the virus,” said Dr. Gili Regev-Yochay, director of the hospital’s infection disease unit leading the study.
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  The study saw “many infected with Omicron who received the fourth dose,” she said. “Granted, a bit less than in the control group, but still a lot of infections.”
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  “The vaccines, which were more effective against previous variants, offer less protection versus Omicron,” Dr. Regev-Yochay said. They added that the vaccines are “not good enough” to prevent infection with the less-severe new variant.
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  Data from the study hasn’t yet been published in full; only the conclusions have.
  But it was enough to raise questions about Israel’s decision to be the first country in the world to start doling out a second booster jab to those deemed most at risk.
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  Even after publicizing its conclusions, Sheba Hospital called for “continuing the vaccination drive…even though the vaccine doesn’t provide optimal protection against getting infected with the variant.”
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