Nearly Half of Omicron Cases in Houston Hospital System Among Vaccinated: Study

Nearly Half of Omicron Cases in Houston Hospital System Among Vaccinated: Study
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital is seen in Baytown, Texas, on June 22, 2021. Francois Picard/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
By Zachary Stieber, Senior Reporter
Updated:

About half of the Omicron cases in a major hospital system in Texas have been among the vaccinated, according to a new study funded in part by the U.S. government.

Researchers with Houston Methodist Hospital and other institutions performed genome sequencing of patients with COVID-19 in the Houston area and identified 862 people with symptoms whose infections were caused by Omicron, a variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, or SARS-CoV-2. The infections were recorded from late November 2021 to Dec. 18, 2021.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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