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Professor Azeem Majeed

Professor Azeem Majeed

The NHS needs urgent support as we enter the most challenging period of the pandemic yet
Coronavirus
By Professor Azeem Majeed
The NHS needs urgent support as we enter the most challenging period of the pandemic yet
On Thursday, a record number of Covid-19 cases (88,376) was reported in the UK. Unfortunately, the recently identified Omicron variant has proven to be considerably more infectious than previous variants. Vaccines are also less effective against Omicron, with two doses of the vaccine providing only limited protection from symptomatic Covid-19 infection. A booster (third) dose increases protection but not to the level seen against other variants.