A new study from researchers at Columbia University suggests the omicron variant of COVID-19 is “markedly resistant” to the current COVID-19 vaccines, antibody treatments and booster shots, raising concern from experts about what’s to come from the variant in the coming weeks.
“We found (omicron) to be markedly resistant to neutralization by serum not only from convalescent patients, but also from individuals vaccinated with one of the four widely used COVID-19 vaccines. Even serum from persons vaccinated and boosted with mRNA-based vaccines exhibited substantially diminished neutralizing activity against B.1.1.529,” the study, which was done by researchers at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the University of Hong Kong.
The Columbia University study found that monoclonal antibody cocktails are ineffective against omicron, too.
“Our booster vaccine regimens work against omicron,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, scientist/Politician. Just a "scientific" thought.
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