The latest COVID 19 case trends in India show that hospitalisation rates are very low and recovery is faster. Omicron infections produced better immune responses than a booster shot in COVID- 19 vaccinated people, according to a new study. The study conducted by BioNTech SE and the University of Washington reassures the world even as cases spike in several parts.
The survey report suggests that people who are vaccinated and get infected by the Omicron variant may have better antibodies to deal with other COVID 19 variants.
The study was published in a preprint on the bioRxiv server. The authors of the study warned and warned people that they shouldn't be seeking out infections in response to the findings.
John Wherry, professor and director of the Institute for Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania, said breakthrough infections should be considered essentially equivalent to another dose of vaccine and that if someone had covid recently, they could wait for another booster shot.
The researchers believe that the possibility of giving people an omicron-adapted booster shot may be more beneficial than multiple ones with the original vaccine. They also identified antibodies in the nasal mucous of these patients, which could help them neutralize the virus as soon as it enters the body.
India has reported 2,202 fresh cases of COVID 19 in the last 24 hours, which is 11.5 per cent less than yesterday. The top five states with the highest number of cases are Delhi with 613 cases, followed by Kerala with 428 cases, Haryana with 302 cases, Maharashtra with 255 cases and Uttar Pradesh with 153 cases.