Preliminary data: Vaccine with booster nearly as effective against Omicron as Delta

There are indications that individuals fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, within six months or with the booster, are also protected against the Omicron variant, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz said Tuesday, after another two cases of individuals infected with the variant were identified, bringing the total to four…

Later in the evening, a report by Channel 12 said the Pfizer vaccine is just slightly less effective in preventing infection with Omicron than with Delta – 90% as opposed to 95% – while it is as effective in preventing serious symptoms – around 93% – at least for those vaccinated with a booster.

In addition, according to the report, the ability of the variant to infect is higher than Delta but not as much as feared – around 1.3 times higher.