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[Cyprus Times] Omicron's Sputnik booster dose effective for Omicron, Russian scientists say

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Everyone who had a booster dose with the Sputnik vaccine shows antibodies to the Omicron variant, reports the Gamalay Institute
Experts at the Russian research center Gamalay have found that all test samples taken from those revaccinated with the Sputnik vaccine have neutralizing antibodies to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. This was stated in a statement posted on the Russian vaccine's Twitter account, which cited related research by the Gamalay Institute, which is known to have developed the Russian vaccine.
"We found that all revaccinees had neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron strain of coronavirus. In addition, the level of neutralizing antibodies against Omicron in the sera of the revaccinees was slightly higher than the level of antibodies against the original coronavirus strain (B.1.1.1.1.) in the sera of vaccinees," the study said.
The Gamalay Centre has previously announced that the Sputnik V vaccine induces a sustained neutralizing antibody response against the Omicron strain and protects against the severe effects of the disease and hospitalization. The expected efficacy of the Sputnik V vaccine, with the Sputnik Light booster dose against the new strain could exceed 80%.

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