Dödligt virus från Kina orsakar panik (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19)

83 The ability of one variant to elicit immunity which can cross-neutralize another variant varies by
variant9-11
84 . Immunity elicited by Delta infection does not cross-neutralize Beta virus and Beta elicited
immunity does not cross-neutralize Delta well
85 . However, participantsin this study have likely been
86 previously infected and more than half were vaccinated. Therefore, it is unclear if what we observe
87 is effective cross-neutralization of Delta virus by Omicron elicited antibodies, or activation of antibody
88 immunity from previous infection and/or vaccination.

I think it's a safe bet to say that infection with *various* diverse variants will eventually lead to broad(er) immunity - however, given selection for escape, I doubt a single one like Omicron (or Delta) will do it. Over time, yes, but we're not there yet.

Also, to be clear - I *absolutely* do not believe in the "we'll all eventually get Omicron". Nope, we won't - and we shouldn't. Updated vaccines may be available in 3 mths - why not wait?

I'll take my spike genes pure chemical grade, thank you. Build broad immunity that way.

/.../While Spinner sees little evidence the Omicron variant is causing more severe disease in children than previous variants did, he's also seeing no evidence it's milder.

"We do everything we can to keep a child out of the hospital. So if they're admitted to the hospital, then that means that they're already pretty sick," Spinner said.

"They're needing oxygen. They're needing some other assistance. Even if they're just really dehydrated, needing IV fluids, most of these kids that we're admitting for Covid are kids that have respiratory issues -- that they need oxygen and they need other support. So they're going to be pretty sick. You know, you don't see kids that are not very sick in the hospital."

Most of the really sick children are unvaccinated or under-vaccinated, he said. "I can tell you that virtually all of our kids that are hospitalized have either been unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated -- maybe having received one dose but not having the second dose and not having the full protection from the vaccine," Spinner said.

this is so wrong

why you did sign a study which didnt control for previous infectious status of vaccinated?

how can you isolate Omicron-only effect without that control?

how can you isolate Vaccine-only effect as well?

@Tuliodna