Ajay Sethi

Professor (Population Health Sciences), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Expertise: Infectious disease epidemiology, Public and global health

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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