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Ineffective for Omicron. It still helps immunity in general, so is recommended for immunocompromized people and others with low immunity, most people don't need
by ars 5y ago
Ineffective for Omicron. It still helps immunity in general, so is recommended for immunocompromized people and others with low immunity, most people don't need it though, the gain isn't enough to matter for them.
- miked85 5y agoNone of the shots helped with immunity in general.
- momirlan 5y agoWhat is "immunity in general" for you ? This shot is not vitamin C
- Retric 5y agoPresumably they are referring to other strains of COVID rather than say AIDS. I don’t know if that’s true or false, but it’s best to take peoples statements in a reasonable context.
- ulfw 5y agoConsidering Omicron is about to outcompete every single other variant I am not sure what 'general immunity' means in this context either. If anyone one could assume that an Omicron specific booster would help better with future variants as those would likely spring up through changes of the current Omicron virus rather than wild type.
- Retric 5y agoVarious strains become more or less common over time, but the winner doesn’t totally supplant everything else globally very quickly. Omicron for example isn’t part of the Delta lineage. So, there is some justification in viewing things based on both the short term public health standpoint as well as the longe term evolution of the virus. That said, I am not an expert just pointing out things are complicated. I would assume a targeted booster for Omicron would be a good idea, but at this point that’s just blind hope without clinical data backing it up.