Almost No Protection for Elderly From 4th Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine: Study

Almost No Protection for Elderly From 4th Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine: Study
People receive COVID-19 vaccinations in this screengrab taken from a video, in Rome, Italy on Dec. 27, 2020. Ministero della Salute/Handout via Reuters
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The relative effectiveness of the fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the elderly was negligible within months, according to a new study.

Researchers in Italy measured the Relative Vaccine Effectiveness (RVE) against infection and severe disease. In other words, they compared the effectiveness of the fourth vaccine dose with the third dose. The population studied was people 80 years old and older.