Columbia study finds omicron variant is vaccine-resistant
A new study from Columbia University says the omicron variant of COVID-19 is proving to be “markedly resistant” to vaccines.
“A striking feature of this variant is the large number of spike mutations 31 that pose a threat to the efficacy of current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody therapies,” says an abstract from more than 20 scientists with Columbia University and the University of Hong Kong.
The abstract says that
“A striking feature of this variant is the large number of spike mutations3 that pose a threat to the efficacy of current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody therapies 4. This concern is amplified by the findings from our study. We found B.1.1.529 to be markedly resistant to neutralization by serum not only from convalescent patients, but also from individuals vaccinated with one of the four widely used COVID-19 vaccines.”
Does this mean that as well as vaccine effectiveness, natural immunity will also be reduced?
Hopefully it will be as mild as people in SA have been saying.
Failing that, maybe someone will remember hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin and/or vitamin D 
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And C, which of all the real cures for the covid-flu is the obvious eight-hundred-pound gorilla. Still the poor relation though, even amongst those awake people who know about the readily-available selection of actually-genuine prophylactics/cures for the flu. As ever, I recommend visiting ‘Doctoryourself.com’ for an enlightening archive of C’s proven super-efficacy in helping a wide range of ills, very much including respiratory ills. And even useful for treating cyanide poisoning, if Zach Bush’s alternative explanation of covid illness is correct. (Can ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, D and zinc make that claim, I wonder).
Giving due weight to JMC’s warning, do also read Andrew’s caveat about haemochromatosis and large-dose C. It seems that even amongst the very few people who have this genetic fault, there are still ways to use C safely. For the rest of us, zero problem, even with mega-doses, especially if taken intravenously - if you can find a sane doctor amongst the global hysteria informed and willing enough to give you the treatment. But never fear: as long as you’re not one of the small population with the haemo complication, C has no known toxic adverse effect that anyone’s ever been able to discover. Taking large daily doses, divided through the day, by mouth, in water, will off the flu rapidly in most cases (certainly been my and my neighbours’ experience). Two grams per day, also in slow-release form, suffices for prophylactic purposes.