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So far, omicron has been detected in 21 states and more than 50 countries. i want to bring in now dr. peter hotez, professor and dean of tropical medicine at baylor. doctor, thank you. appreciate you joining us. >> thanks for having me, don. >> so break this down for us. let's start with what this study shows for people who have gotten the pfizer vaccine, two shots. what can you tell us? what does it tell you? >> well, the first point to make is this is not a true vaccine effectiveness study. this is a laboratory experiment where what you do is you take blood from individuals who have been vac...

Is this is not a true vaccine effectiveness study. this is a laboratory experiment where what you do is take blood from individuals who have been vaccinated and you confirm that it neutralizes the virus that it was intended for in the laboratory and you compare those virus neutralizing antibodies to the omicron variant, and what it shows is not surprising that it confirms that people who have gotten two doses of the pfizer vaccine indeed neutralized the original but there a special drop in the neutralizing antibodies 40 fold. that may seem like an extraordinary amount but in virology, we deal ...