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Christopher Sharp & Alexander Smail

Covid Scotland: Fourth vaccine 'not good enough' against Omicron experts warn

Scientists have warned that a fourth dose of a Covid-19 vaccine offers insufficient protection against the Omicron variant.

The findings were the result of a trial in Israel, where the public has been encouraged to receive a fourth jab.

The additional dose only offers partial protection against the strain, according to researchers at the Sheba Medical Centre — the largest hospital in the country.

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