Guardian Australia’s medical editor Melissa Davey looks at the difference between the immunity to Covid-19 that comes from vaccinations and boosters and that which comes naturally after recovering from infection. Overall, viewing Omicron infection as a ‘natural booster’ which makes a third vaccine dose…
In COVID-19 clinical update #98, Daniel Griffin reviews COVID-19 in South Africa, recognition of Omicron by ancestral T cells, booster effectiveness against disease, infection and vaccination in pregnant women, early Remdesivir to prevent progression to severe disease, management of hospitalized…
Australians will now be able to receive a Moderna or a Pfizer booster shot five months after their last vaccination after new evidence showing immunity to the Omicron variant waning six months after a second dose. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more…
After getting vaccinated for COVID-19, Toronto’s Jana Singer learned she’d caught COVID-19 while vacationing in Mexico. Her symptoms were mild, a trend medical experts have noticed among vaccinated patients. The so-called “breakthrough cases” are still relatively rare, making up only…
