Preliminary research results have shown that third dose of vaccine from the coronavirus of the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and BioNTech can neutralize the new Omicron strain. Two doses of the drug may not be enough.
This is stated in the general statement of the companies, it is published on the website Pfizer… According to experts, this news may give impetus to the introduction of booster injections around the world.
“While two doses of the vaccine may still provide protection against severe disease caused by the Omicron strain, it is clear from this preliminary data that protection is improved with a third dose,” said Albert Burla, Pfizer chairman and chief executive officer. He added that booster vaccinations remain the best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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As it turned out, the third dose forms the level of antibodies against Omicron, which is comparable to that formed after two doses against other strains of coronavirus.
“Such data could increase the likelihood that a ‘shot’ aimed at Omicron may eventually be required,” the statement said.
Companies added: A vaccine against the Omicron strain may not be ready until March 2022.
“It is clear that the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine should be a three-dose vaccine to combat Omicron,” said Ugur Sakhin, CEO of BioNTech. According to him, it makes sense to prescribe boosters even earlier than recommended – already three months after the first two doses.
Note that scientists from South Africa conducted the first laboratory study of the Omicron strain… They concluded that this option can partially bypass the protection that vaccines provide, but it is not more dangerous than other strains.
World Health Organization on December 7 recorded Omicron already in 57 countries of the world… Experts clarified that most cases of the disease in European countries were mild and asymptomatic.
As OBOZREVATEL reported, doctors said the Omicron coronavirus strain is dangerous if only because multiplies rapidly and is capable of hitting a large number of people in a short time with a “small dose”… Also, the alertness of doctors is caused by its mutation.
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