Coronavirus boosters cut hospitalization risk by at least 50%, CDC data shows

WaPo ^ | 12/16/2022 | Lena H. Sun

[semimojo]

Adults who received the updated coronavirus booster shots are better protected against severe disease than those who haven’t, cutting their risk of having to visit an emergency room or being hospitalized with covid-19 by 50 percent or more, according to new federal data.

Two reports released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention give the first detailed look at how well the updated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna protect against serious illness. But uptake of the “bivalent” boosters rolled out in September has been low among vaccine-weary Americans, with only about 14 percent of those eligible — ages 5 and older — having received an updated shot...

For people 65 and older who have received the updated booster, “there is significant added protection against severe disease and hospitalization,” Link-Gelles said. “You’re really getting in the sort of range of 70 to 80 percent extra protection on top of your monovalent or your older vaccine doses.”

But about 150 million Americans who are eligible for an updated booster have yet to receive one. That includes more than 28 million who are 65 years and older, the population at highest risk for severe covid-19, who have not had a shot in more than 11 months, she said.

[HYPOCRACY]

Skipped the hospital and sent them straight to the morgue.

[AlaskaErik]

I never took any of the shots and my bout of covid was so mild it didn’t affect my daily activities one bit. And I’m still a pureblood with natural immunity. I’ll pass on that toxic poison.

[stars & stripes forever]

I’ll take my chances with Ivermectin.

[Kolb]

Hmmm, no mention of naturally acquired immunity? I’m shocked...

[DSH]

And still the staffers at the Washington Post don't understand why their rag, a mouthpiece for the governmental security state, is going under.

[Sarcazmo]

And if you say any different, they’ll go into your twitter and delete your account!

[Skywise]

BS - if that were the case you wouldn’t be seeing another spike in hospitals for “the flu”

[T.B. Yoits]

The CDC is approaching their third year of outright lies and propaganda and are still at it.

Who would ever believe anything coming from them?

[NorthMountain]

CDC, WHO, NIH, Medical-Government complex in general has negative credibility. That particularly includes the alleged physicians on this forum.

[rktman]

🚫💉

[gathersnomoss]

RIGHT!!!!!
Effing liars.

[CatOwner]

Not from what I’ve personally seen.

[spacejunkie2001]

Yeah, cuz they drop dead before they get there

[ifinnegan]

1. I doubt it.

2. 50% of almost zero is almost zero too.

[cuz1961]

[ChildOfThe60s]

Pathetic

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Washington Post = Liberal Garbage BS

Thanks for showing who you are!

[God luvs America]

Remember- the CDC never told anyone not to use ivermectin for the Kung Flu

[Prince of Space]

I believe everything the CDC says, without question. /s