AstraZeneca vaccine booster shot effective against Omicron - Oxford lab study

ReutersPublished: Dec 23, 2021 8:42 AM | Updated: Dec 23, 2021 4:26 PM

A three-dose course of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine is effective against the Omicron coronavirus variant, the pharmaceutical company said on Thursday, citing data from an Oxford University lab study.

The study, yet to be published in a peer-reviewed medical journal, showed antibody levels against Omicron after the booster shot were higher than antibodies in people who had been infected with and recovered naturally from Covid-19.

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