COVID-19: Omicron Transmissibility, Severity, and Vaccine Effectiveness
Feb 22, 2022•37 min•Ep. 135
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Episode description
In this episode, Sharon R. Lewin, AO, FRACP, PhD, FAHMS, discusses what is known about the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant, including:
Transmissibility and infectiousness
- Immune evasion
Disease severity
- Risks of hospitalization and death
Vaccine effectiveness
- 2- vs 3-dose vaccine effectiveness
- T-cell response
Presenter:
Sharon R. Lewin, AO, FRACP, PhD, FAHMS
Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Professor of Infectious Diseases
University of Melbourne
Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician
Alfred Hospital and Royal Melbourne Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
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