Regarding the Omicron variant of Sars-CoV-2, “there are signs of a possible risk of new infection sustained by this new variant in people recovered from Covid-19“This is what was reported by the experts of the Nicd, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases of South Africa, during a conference call today with the colleagues of the task force for the study of variants of the Spallanzani Institute in Rome.
Likewise, “the epidemiological data shown – reads a note from the Capitoline Institute for Infectious Diseases – are not currently able to suggest or confirm a possible increase in infections among vaccinated people. It is therefore possible that the vaccines currently in use maintain their protective capacity against serious illness even in the presence of the new variant “.
The doctors then underlined that “at the moment the public health measures adopted by the South African government are limited to the use of masks, distancing and vaccinations”.