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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Pfizer says 3 shots are amended than 2 erstwhile it comes to warring the omicron covid variant and that “a booster changeable neutralized omicron successful laboratory tests.”
It provided 25 times much extortion than conscionable 2 doses which “may not beryllium capable to support against infection.”
“With 2 doses, you inactive person extortion against terrible illness but the driblet successful antibodies is substantial,” said Dr. MIkael Dolsten, Pfizer’s Chief Science Officer.
Dr. Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization’s emergencies director, stressed connected Wednesday that determination was nary denotation yet that the vaccines would beryllium little effectual astatine preventing superior unwellness with Omicron than with erstwhile variants.
“We person highly effectual vaccines that person proved effectual against each the variants truthful far, successful presumption of terrible illness and hospitalization,” helium told the French quality bureau AFP. “And there’s nary crushed to expect that it wouldn’t beryllium so” for Omicron.
Ryan besides pointed to early, real-world accusation coming from South Africa, which suggests that portion Omicron is highly contagious, it does not look to marque radical immoderate sicker than Delta oregon different strains: “If anything, the absorption is towards little severity.”
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In Maryland, Governor Larry Hogan tweeted a “thank you” to radical for getting their boosters.
I privation to convey each the Marylanders who are going retired to get booster shots successful grounds numbers close now.
Getting your booster changeable successful the adjacent fewer days volition assistance supply afloat extortion by Christmas.
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— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) December 8, 2021
More than 26,773 Marylanders person received their booster shots successful the past 24 hours alone.
“Boosters are the astir important happening you tin bash if you’ve been vaccinated to support yourself,” Maryland Health Secretary Dennis Schrader told WJZ.
Right now, we bash not cognize however accelerated cases are spreading successful Maryland due to the fact that of a cyberattack connected the Department of Health. Most numbers person not been updated successful days.
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— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) December 7, 2021
Baltimore City noted connected its covid dashboard, information has not been updated since past Friday.
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The objection is hospitalizations. 925 radical are presently successful the infirmary statewide. That is the highest fig since May.
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— WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@wjz) December 8, 2021
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