Fact check: Does the omicron variant reduce vaccine efficacy? | DW News

Omicron numbers are continuing to rise across the globe and so are the claims that it is harmless. But is it actually less deadly? And how effective are COVID vaccines against this variant?

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https://web.archive.org/web/201907292...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demogra...
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.11...
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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la...
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-12-13-...
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0...
https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-rel...
https://assets.publishing.service.gov...
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
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