A syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at the vaccination clinic at Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester, Pennsylvania, December 15, 2021.
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A syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at the vaccination clinic at Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester, Pennsylvania, December 15, 2021.
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A new study shows that the omicron subfactor BA.5, now the most common strain of coronavirus in the United States, is four times more resistant to the COVID-19 vaccine.
strains considered ‘hyperinfected’, According to the Mayo Clinicmore challenging to RNA vaccines, which include Pfizer and Modern.
The BA.5 strain accounted for 65% of cases from July 3 to 9, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
They are contributing to an increase in COVID-19 hospital admissions and admissions to intensive care units across the country.
But vaccines still provide far better protection than no guarantee.
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Dr Gregory Poland, head of the centre, said that people who were not vaccinated had a roughly five times higher chance of contracting the virus than those who had been vaccinated and confirmed, while the probability of hospitalization was 7.5 times higher, and the probability of death 14 times. up to 15 times higher. Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group.
“Let me make a clear point here that is hard to hear: have you been vaccinated, have you been previously infected, have you been previously infected and vaccinated, you have little protection against BA.5 in terms of infection or mild to moderate infection. “You are well protected against death, hospitalization, or use of a ventilator.”
The CDC still recommends getting tested if you have COVID-19 symptoms and wear a mask Depends on the number of cases you live in.
The most contagious variant of omicron was first discovered in the United States in December 2021.
As the BA.5 strain became more common, the incidence of the BA.1, BA 1.1 and BA.2 subvariants decreased.
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