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. 2022 Mar 31;386(13):1288-1290.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2200133. Epub 2022 Feb 9.

Protection against the Omicron Variant from Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Heba N Altarawneh  1 , Hiam Chemaitelly  1 , Mohammad R Hasan  2 , Houssein H Ayoub  3 , Suelen Qassim  1 , Sawsan AlMukdad  1 , Peter Coyle  4 , Hadi M Yassine  3 , Hebah A Al-Khatib  3 , Fatiha M Benslimane  3 , Zaina Al-Kanaani  4 , Einas Al-Kuwari  4 , Andrew Jeremijenko  4 , Anvar H Kaleeckal  4 , Ali N Latif  4 , Riyazuddin M Shaik  4 , Hanan F Abdul-Rahim  3 , Gheyath K Nasrallah  3 , Mohamed G Al-Kuwari  5 , Adeel A Butt  4 , Hamad E Al-Romaihi  6 , Mohamed H Al-Thani  6 , Abdullatif Al-Khal  4 , Roberto Bertollini  6 , Patrick Tang  2 , Laith J Abu-Raddad  7
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Protection against the Omicron Variant from Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Heba N Altarawneh et al. N Engl J Med. .
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