Is THIS why Omicron is spreading so rapidly?
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong combined lung tissue with the original Covid strain, Delta and Omicron to compare the infections they trigger.
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Researchers at the University of Hong Kong combined lung tissue with the original Covid strain, Delta and Omicron to compare the infections they trigger.
Pfizer boss Dr Albert Bourla said he thought a fourth jab would be needed a year after the third based on the previous variants in circulation, but Omicron's emergence means we 'may need it faster'.
Pfizer announced today that three doses of its vaccine provide a 'more robust' defence against the Omicron variant, which was first identified in South Africa last month.