Study shows absence of omicron neutralization with the Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots

New research from the University of Oxford, Reduced neutralisation of SARS-COV-2 Omicron-B.1.1.529 variant by post-immunisation serum, showed that Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccination antibodies are ineffective against the omicron variant. It is available as a preprint from medRxiv. They studied serum among people given the Pfizer BNT162b2 shot (n=21) and the AstraZeneca AZD1222 jab (n=22). The…