November 2022: Letter showing that the 'Stealth' Omicron variant BA.2 put people at similar risk for COVID-19 than if infected with the original variant. Three vaccination doses also provide reasonable protection against both symptomatic infection and death. The summary in plain English for this paper is in progress and will be published soon. Severity of BA.2 variant and vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease in Scotland Kerr, S; Robertson, C; Hillman, S; Grange, Z; et al. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe Published on: 4 November 2022 Available online at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100533 This article was published on 2024-09-24