Yes
Infection is also possible for people who have been vaccinated
APA / dpa-Zentralbild / Britta Pedersen
Previous free testing can be done with Omikron contacts. (icon image)
Published: December 19, 2021 12:23 PM
On Sunday, the Ministry of Health announced new rules for people in contact with suspected Omicron cases. The most significant change: Free testing is now possible on the fifth day of quarantine. Otherwise, the quarantine period is ten days.
This is justified by the fact that there is currently no evidence of a longer incubation period for the Omikron variant compared to Delta. Therefore, free testing on the fifth day is justified, as is the case with the delta variant.
Omicron infection in vaccinated subjects
Preliminary studies show that vaccinated/convalidated patients can also develop Omicron. Therefore, downgrading of suspected Omikron vaccinated/recovered persons to Class 2 contact remains unjustified.
(Those: APA)
Accessed December 19, 2021 at 10:33 am at https://www.salzburg24.at/news/oesterreich/omikron-frueheres-freitesten-fuer-kontaktpersonen-moeglich-114247651
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