New COVID-19 Boosters Effective Against Hospitalization: CDC Studies

New COVID-19 Boosters Effective Against Hospitalization: CDC Studies
A nurse holds a syringe that contains a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Seattle, Wash., on June 21, 2022. David Ryder/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters are effective against hospitalization, at least for a short period of time, according to two new studies from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Pfizer and Moderna bivalent boosters were estimated to be 57 percent effective against COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among adults without certain serious health conditions, according to one of the papers.
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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