“Data from around the world suggests that omicron favors the fully vaccinated.”
Social media posts
in a blog post. Claim dated 4 Jan 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Infectious disease experts said that the omicron variant of COVID-19 does not favor people who are vaccinated, though omicron is more resistant to vaccine protection than other variants.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 January 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 January 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- alphanews.orghttps://alphanews.org/data-from-around-the-world-suggests-that-omicron-favors-the-fully-v…
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