- (12/10/21) REUTERS: Most reported U.S. Omicron cases have hit the fully vaccinated -CDC
- (12/14/21) NPR: Cornell shuts down its Ithaca campus after significant signs of omicron variant found
“Virtually every case of the Omicron variant to date has been found in fully vaccinated students, a portion of whom had also received a booster shot. We have not seen evidence of significant disease in our students to date,” he added.”
- (12/15/21) Omicron can infect faster and better than Delta in human bronchus but with less severe infection in lung, a study
- (12/27/21) A pre-print study shows omicron is spreading 2-5 times faster among the vaccinated/boosted population and not among the unvaccinated.
- (12/31/21) Many people hospitalized in the Omicron surge are there for other reasons and have only mild COVID-19
"Two doses of COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to protect against infection by Omicron."
- (1/2/22) A preprint BMJ article by Wang et al. showed omicron in pediatric and adults resulted in significantly lower Emergency room visit and hospitalizations compared to delta.
- (1/5/22) Studies Find Omicron Less Likely to Cause Lung Damage or Death, Though Greater Transmissibility of the Omicron Variant, an analysis
- (1/7/22) Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla once claimed vaccine was 100% effective, now says 3rd dose is needed to combat Omicron
“Two doses of the vaccine offers very limited protection, if any. 3 doses with a booster offer reasonable protection against hospitalization and deaths. Less protection against infection.” - Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, January 2022