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Boosting the Boost.... My thoughts on the Omicron variant and the urgency around the covid booster.


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Omicron is very much here in the UK . It is more infectious than the delta and other known previous variants . It was the 24th of November when we heard of this variant and now we find ourselves in an unenviable position this winter again of a race between the virus and the vaccine . Data shows that a third "booster" dose provides as much protection against the Omicron variant as two doses did with the original virus . But scientific modeling suggests that due to exponential rate of spread 2.5k infections per day could translate to 100k infections per day in a matter of a month . So we find ourselves back again in a race against time . Hopefully the data is proven wrong here but we may as well assume the worst and do our best today than to repent later a few months later from now . Given the virus is spreading more rapidly and it's an airborne virus, social distancing , wearing mask in enclosed poorly ventilated spaces and working from home where possible becomes all the more relevant. Time again to think of a multifaceted approach around fighting this virus .
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