OmicronCOVID-19:

Yulan Zheng1, Shijun Jia2, Lu Tang3

  • 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, China.

概括

之前有症状的Omicron感染在高度接种疫苗的队列中,在再感染期间显著降低了肺炎风险. 没有感染的个人应该保持最新的疫苗接种,以降低患肺炎的风险.

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