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Omicron infection turbo-charges vaccinated people’s immunity: study

A Covid-19 testing and vaccination site is open on a Brooklyn street on April 18, 2022 in New York City, US. (AFP file photo)

People who are vaccinated and then get infected with Omicron may be primed to overcome a broad range of coronavirus variants, early research suggests.

A pair of studies showed that infection produced even better immune responses than a booster shot in vaccinated patients. Teams from Covid-19 vaccine maker BioNTech SE and the University of Washington posted the results on preprint server bioRxiv in recent weeks.

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