New Omicron variant more likely to infect vaccinated, says NYC

New COVID-19 variant XBB.1.5 is most likely to infect those who have been injected with the COVID-19 shots and those who previously contracted the virus, said New York City health officials Friday.  

“Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 73% of all sequenced COVID-19 cases in NYC. XBB.1.5 is the most transmissible form of COVID-19 that we know of to date and may be more likely to infect people who have been vaccinated or already had COVID-19,” the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tweeted. 

Nevertheless, the city urged everyone to get vaccinated — or for those who have been vaccinated, to get more vaccinated — to prevent hospitalization and death. 

“Getting vaccinated and getting the updated booster is still the best way to protect yourself from hospitalization and death from COVID-19, including from these new variants,” the city added. 

But even mainstream media admit that most COVID-19 deaths are among the vaccinated, though they also use this to justify the need for more booster shots.  

However, a pre-print study published last month that examined the vaccination records of more than 51,000 Cleveland Clinic employees revealed that each additional mRNA injection increased the chance of contracting COVID.  

According to the study, “The risk of COVID-19 also varied by the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses previously received. The higher the number of vaccines previously received, the higher the risk of contracting COVID-19.” 

This was not the first study showing that vaccination against COVID-19 is associated with a higher risk of COVID-19, as even the study’s authors admit. 

This is not the only study to find a possible association with more prior vaccine doses and higher risk of COVID-19. A large study found that those who had an Omicron variant infection after previously receiving three doses of vaccine had a higher risk of reinfection than those who had an Omicron variant infection after previously receiving two doses of vaccine. 

Another study found that receipt of two or three doses of a mRNA vaccine following prior COVID-19 was associated with a higher risk of reinfection than receipt of a single dose. 

Nevertheless, the researchers were surprised to find that the COVID-19 shots carry negative efficacy. 

“The association of increased risk of COVID-19 with higher numbers of prior vaccine doses in our study, was unexpected.”