Now it is not only the number of people who have been vaccinated that is interesting, but also how the infection itself is spread. So far, the delta variant is dominant, but the new omicron variant that was discovered in early November seems to be very contagious.
Which individuals are at greater risk of developing the new variant and what can be done to prevent it? How should we understand the new development in the pandemic?
Gunilla Karlsson-Hedestam, professor of vaccine immunology at Karolinska Institutet, tells what is important when it comes to how the immune system can act on vaccines and new variants of viruses.
Joakim Dillner, professor of infection epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet, explains why the spread of infection in this situation of the pandemic is extra important to control.
Elen Höeg, senior policy manager at CEPI, which is a party to the World Health Organization’s network for distributing vaccines around the world, talks about the global situation with vaccines and which vaccines are effective.
Host Annika Östman
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Producer Jonna Westin
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Source: ICELAND NEWS