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Originally Posted by Two Bills

This is the latest update regarding the Omicron variant on BBC news in UK.
Seems to suggest that people with natural immunity from previous infection, and those vaccinated are all just as vulnerable to latest variant.

First data points to Omicron re-infection risk
James Gallagher
Health and science correspondent, BBC News

The first real world data showing the coronavirus variant Omicron may evade some of our immunity has been reported by scientists in South Africa.

Scientists have detected a surge in the number of people catching Covid multiple times.

It is a rapid analysis and not definitive, but fits with concern about the mutations the variant possesses.

It is also not clear what this means for the protection given by vaccines.

Scientists have analysed nearly 36,000 suspected re-infections in South Africa to look for any changes to re-infection rates (catching it twice or more) throughout the pandemic.

They showed there was no surge in the risk of re-infection during either the Beta or Delta waves. This is despite laboratory studies suggesting those variants had the potential to evade some immunity.

However, they are now detecting a spike in re-infections. They have not tested each patient to prove it is Omicron, but they say the timing suggests the variant is the driving force.

And I have highlighted the relevant flaws in that press release.