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Heba N. Altarawneh, M.D., Hiam Chemaitelly, Ph.D., Houssein H. Ayoub, Ph.D., Patrick Tang, M.D., Ph.D., Mohammad R. Hasan, Ph.D., Hadi M. Yassine, Ph.D., Hebah A. Al-Khatib, Ph.D., Maria K. Smatti, M.Sc., Peter Coyle, M.D., Zaina Al-Kanaani, Ph.D., Einas Al-Kuwari, M.D., Andrew Jeremijenko, M.D., Anvar H. Kaleeckal, M.Sc., Ali N. Latif, M.D., Riyazuddin M. Shaik, M.Sc., Hanan F. Abdul-Rahim, Ph.D., Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Ph.D., Mohamed G. Al-Kuwari, M.D., Adeel A. Butt, M.B., B.S., Hamad E. Al-Romaihi, M.D., Mohamed H. Al-Thani, M.D., Abdullatif Al-Khal, M.D., Roberto Bertollini, M.D., M.P.H., and Laith J. Abu-Raddad, Ph.D.
Heba N. Altarawneh, Hiam Chemaitelly, et al.
July 7, 2022
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

Methods: We conducted a national, matched, test-negative, case–control study in Qatar from December 23, 2021, through February 21, 2022, to evaluate the effectiveness of vaccination with BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) or mRNA-1273 (Moderna), natural immunity due to previous infection with variants other than omicron, and hybrid immunity (previous infection and vaccination) against symptomatic omicron infection and against severe, critical, or fatal coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Conclusions: No discernible differences in protection against symptomatic BA.1 and BA.2 infection were seen with previous infection, vaccination, and hybrid immunity.”

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