Two-Thirds of People Infected With Omicron Say They Had COVID-19 Before: UK Study

Two-Thirds of People Infected With Omicron Say They Had COVID-19 Before: UK Study
A queue of people waiting to receive their COVID-19 booster jab at an NHS vaccination centre in London on Dec. 14, 2021. Leon Neal/Getty Images
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About two-thirds of people recently infected with the Omicron variant say they have had COVID-19 before, according to a new UK study.

Among 3,582 individuals who tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus between Jan. 5 and Jan. 20, 2,315, or 64.6 percent, said they had previously had COVID-19, researchers found.