I heard being vaxxed but unboosted gives you the same odds against omicron as unvaxxed against delta or something? Idk. I always wear my mask, but should I stop eating at restaurants and stuff too?
All 3 doses were Pfizer if it matters
I heard being vaxxed but unboosted gives you the same odds against omicron as unvaxxed against delta or something? Idk. I always wear my mask, but should I stop eating at restaurants and stuff too?
All 3 doses were Pfizer if it matters
It takes a couple of weeks to reach full effectiveness, but isn't it something like 65-70% chance of not needing hospitalization if you're infected with omicron if you've had all three shots? I swear I saw a source on that in the past few days that put it in that range. It helps a little bit with spread/initial infection, too, but I don't think we have numbers on it yet. Think of it as "flu shot" levels of protection, as opposed to "polio vaccine" levels. It helps, but you're still at risk.
It's early enough that there isn't a ton of hard data yet, and either way, it doesn't look great -- personally, I recommend being a weird shut-in for as long as you can stand. No-contact takeout and delivery are still options at most places; might as well not endanger kitchen staff any more than they already are.
Disclaimer: I'm a weird shut-in. Username is only semi-ironic.
Edit: dug through my browser history and found the link. The booster prevents around 55% to 80% of symptomatic cases:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/17/nation/uk-study-finds-no-evidence-omicron-cases-are-less-severe-than-delta/
I'm pretty sure it's way higher than that. A quick search shows that that's probably around where the rate of prevention of symptomatic infection is, rather than of hospitalization.
You're probably right. My memory is absolute shit right now, and I wish I still had the source. Hospitalization rate was still up there with Delta for breakthrough cases, though.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-59615005
TERF island state media says ~75% protection from symptomatic infection based on early analysis, but the article is over a week old already.
Boston Globe reported similar numbers; updated my original comment with the article link.