Booster vaccines may offer good protection against Omicron, experts say

Asked specifically about Omicron, the trial lead said: “Our hope as scientists is that protection against hospitalisation and death will remain intact”

Barry Smith, aged 60, receives his Pfizer booster jab at Copes Pharmacy in London (PA)

Booster vaccines may well offer good protection in the face of the Omicron variant, experts behind a major new study have suggested.

A team studying the effects of third doses said the body’s T cell immune response after a booster shot is such that it may provide protection from hospital admission and death.