COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Effectiveness Quickly Wanes: Study

COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Effectiveness Quickly Wanes: Study
Syringes containing a COVID-19 vaccine in Needham, Mass., on June 21, 2022. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Updated:

The effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine booster doses dropped well under 50 percent after four months against subvariants of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines provided just 51 percent protection against emergency department visits, urgent care encounters, and hospitalizations related to COVID-19 during the time BA.2 and BA.2.12.1, subvariants of the Omicron virus variant, were predominant in the United States, CDC researchers found.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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