laura: in other words, if you haven t been vaccinated, and just like when you got omicron, the first omicron, if you get this omicron sub variant, is it like a natural inoculation? and i m probably not saying that right. is it like getting protection because you are infected? the european health agency said in omicron infection of any type essentially works as a natural booster for an antecedent variant, whether that be wild type all the way through delta. once one has omicron, there s not chance for second infection. laura: this new study is being touted showing that seniors over the age of 60 or 65 get some benefit from a fourth shot. would you agree with that, or do you take that with a grain of salt? it doesn t look like it s worth it. there s two papers, one by a met and collects, dealing with
so in other words, if you haven t been vaccinated and you just like whene you got omicron the first time around, if you get this omicron sub variant, is it like a natural inoculation? i knowna i m notug probably sayg that right. but is it like getting a , you know, protection because youe are infected? the european health agency said in omicron infection of any type essentially works as a natural booster for an antecedent variant. whether that be wild type all the way through delta once one has omicron, there s not a meaningful chance of a second omicron infectionon, i guess the new israeli study is being touted showing seniors over the age of 60 or 65 get f some benefit from a fourth shoto . would t youak agree with that oo you take that with a grain of saltlt? it doesn t look like it s worth it. there s two papers, one by mit and colleagues, one by bar on all dealing with fourth
This comes as two cases of the new XE variant - a mutant hybrid of Omicron sub-variants BA.1 and BA.2 - have been detected in the country, one each from Maharashtra and Gujarat.
The state health department said that the patient was first tested for COVID-19 at a private laboratory after he developed fever following his arrival in Vadodara in a flight. COVID-19 Variant XE in India: First Case of Omicron Sub-Variant XE Detected in Gujarat After Elderly Man From Mumbai Found Infected.