Vaccines should protect infected with Ômicron variant, says secretary

The Health Secretary of the United Kingdom, Sajid Javid, said, on Wednesday (1), that it is possible that the vaccines are less effective against the Ômicron variant of the coronavirus, but that they should still protect infected by the new strain from serious diseases. .

"Our best form of defense is still our vaccines," Javid told Sky News . "It is possible, of course, that it will be less effective. We just don't know for sure yet. But it is also very likely that it will remain effective against serious diseases," he said.

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