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The findings released Tuesday are preliminary and have not been peer-reviewed — the gold standard in scientific research — but they line up with other early data about omicron's behavior, including that it seems to be more easily transmitted.
New research from a team in Hong Kong offers a clue to why the Omicron variant is spreading so astonishingly fast around the world: it may be multiplying 70 times quicker than earlier strains within our lower airways.
Everything you need to know about the new Covid variant and what is being done to slow its transmission, including the booster drive
Two shots of Pfizer's Covid vaccine offers around 70 percent protection against severe disease from Omicron, according to results of a study published Tuesday in South Africa.
Two Pfizer jabs give 70% protection from Omicron: S.Africa study - The Maravi Post