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Ajay Sethi
Professor (Population Health Sciences), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Expertise: Infectious disease epidemiology, Public and global health
Details:
CLAIMS REVIEWED
Tweet by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene misinterpreted; no evidence that XBB.1.5 preferentially infects vaccinated people
CLAIM
“Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 possibly more likely to infect those who are vaccinated, officials say”
SOURCE: Julia Musto, Fox News
Published: 17 Jan 2023
VERDICT
