Among the vaxxed and boosted, older men are most at risk of death from Omicron

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UK scientists say those most at risk of dying from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 despite being double vaxxed and boosted are older men. There was no clear link between risk of death and ethnicity, they say. The findings were based on analysing 4,781 deaths from COVID-19 in the UK. Older men should be considered a priority for COVID-19 therapeutics and further booster doses, the researchers conclude.

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Organisation/s: Office for National Statistics, UK

Funder: This research was funded by the National Core Studies–Immunity and received additional support from National Core Studies–Data and Connectivity, Health Data Research UK, and the Medical Research Council.

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