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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Jan 21, 2022, 07:59 PM Jan 2022

Covid booster shots effective against severe illness from omicron, CDC studies say

A booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine significantly reduces a person's odds of hospitalization from the omicron variant, new research released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds.

The three new studies from the agency are among the first to look at the vaccines' impact against omicron in the United States, which now accounts for more than 99 percent of new cases in the country.

The research underscores the importance of booster shots to protect against severe illness from the rapidly spreading variant. Though cases are beginning to decline in some hard hit areas, such as in the Northeast, much of the nation's hospitals remain overwhelmed with Covid patients.

"Protection against infection and hospitalization with the omicron variant is highest for those who are up to date with their vaccination, meaning those who are boosted when they are eligible," said CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky during a White House Covid Task Force briefing Friday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/covid-booster-shots-effective-against-severe-illness-from-omicron-cdc-studies-say/ar-AAT0UeZ

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