Booster shots are instrumental in protecting against Omicron, new C.D.C. data suggest.


Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines aren't just preventing infections with the contagious Omicron variant they're also keeping infected Americans from ending up in the hospital, according to data published on Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The extra doses are 90 percent effective against hospitalization with the variant, the agency reported. Booster shots also reduced the likelihood of a visit to an emergency department or urgent care clinic. The extra doses were most effective against infection and death among Americans aged 50 and older, the data showed.
Over all, the new data show that the vaccines were more protective against the Delta variant than against Omicron, which lab studies have found is partially able to sidestep the body's immune response.
It is generally accepted that booster shots keep people from becoming infected, at least for a while. Data from Israel and other countries have also suggested that boosters can help prevent severe illness and hospitalization, especially in older adults.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/health/cdc-covid-booster-omicron.html

4th and Inches said:

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srael, where many received 3rd and 4th boosters, reports 69,104 new Covid cases. The country has the highest daily cases per capita globally now (JPost/ToI)

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I posted a link
You?

99% of Israel lives in the same building. What a horrible comparison.

Married A Horn said:

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No one believes the CDC man. Credibility issue. When Fauci is the one funding the bio-weapon and then profits from the "cure" of it; anything the CDC puts out is advertising in the form of propaganda to sell hundreds of millions of jabs paid for by our tax dollars.

We're not going to listen to a guy that should be put in jail and/or executed.

Post links from his criminal group all you want, but you just aren't getting it - he is a for profit criminal liar and we dont believe anything he says.

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Nature published one study. CDC just compiled studies and released the information. "An additional study published in Nature Thursday ..."
Fauci didn't touch it.

Third Dose of Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines Offers Strong Protection Against Omicron
CDC analysis shows that boosters are important in maximizing protection against Omicron and Delta variants
Hospitals are seeing significant differences in Omicron-era cases based on a patient's vaccination status.

Vaccines and booster shots offer superior protection from the Delta and Omicron variants, according to three new studies released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The data back up earlier findings supporting booster shots and offer the first comprehensive insight into how vaccines fare against the Omicron variant. In one of the studies published Friday, a CDC analysis found that a third dose of either the vaccine fromPfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE or Moderna Inc. was at least 90% effective against preventing hospitalization from Covid-19 during both the Delta and Omicron periods.
During the Delta period, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization from Covid-19 was 90% from two weeks until about 6 months after dose two, 81% from at least six months after dose two and 94% at least two weeks after a booster dose. When Omicron was dominant, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization for the same periods were 81%, 57% and 90%, respectively.
"Those who remain unvaccinated are at significantly higher risk for infection and severe Covid-19 disease,"CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said. "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."
An additional study published in Nature Thursday also supports booster doses, and backs up previous findings from Pfizer and BioNTech showing that a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine neutralizes Omicron but its two-dose regimen is significantly less effective at blocking the virus.
According to the study published Thursday, two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine provided little neutralizing antibody immunity against Omicron infection even at one month after vaccination, but a third dose offered more than 50% protection against Covid-19.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/omicron-wave-eases-in-parts-of-u-s-france-sets-plan-to-relax-curbs-11642770561?mod=Searchresults_pos7&page=1

GrowlTowel said:

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Shots don't stop Omicron. They worked on Alpha, mostly on Delta, nominal on Omicron. Time to get back to sanity.

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What about this? "Strong Protection Against Omicron"

Third Dose of Pfizer, Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines Offers Strong Protection Against Omicron


CDC analysis shows that boosters are important in maximizing protection against Omicron and Delta variants
Hospitals are seeing significant differences in Omicron-era cases based on a patient's vaccination status.

Vaccines and booster shots offer superior protection from the Delta and Omicron variants, according to three new studies released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The data back up earlier findings supporting booster shots and offer the first comprehensive insight into how vaccines fare against the Omicron variant. In one of the studies published Friday, a CDC analysis found that a third dose of either the vaccine fromPfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE or Moderna Inc. was at least 90% effective against preventing hospitalization from Covid-19 during both the Delta and Omicron periods.
During the Delta period, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization from Covid-19 was 90% from two weeks until about 6 months after dose two, 81% from at least six months after dose two and 94% at least two weeks after a booster dose. When Omicron was dominant, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization for the same periods were 81%, 57% and 90%, respectively.
"Those who remain unvaccinated are at significantly higher risk for infection and severe Covid-19 disease,"CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said. "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."
An additional study published in Nature Thursday also supports booster doses, and backs up previous findings from Pfizer and BioNTech showing that a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine neutralizes Omicron but its two-dose regimen is significantly less effective at blocking the virus.
According to the study published Thursday, two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine provided little neutralizing antibody immunity against Omicron infection even at one month after vaccination, but a third dose offered more than 50% protection against Covid-19.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/omicron-wave-eases-in-parts-of-u-s-france-sets-plan-to-relax-curbs-11642770561?mod=Searchresults_pos7&page=1

ATL Bear said:

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3rd shot within 6 months of original vaccination, with some double vaxxed (5th shot), and we're bragging on the "protection"? Some of you aren't seeing the bigger picture. If you want to brag that an artificially stimulated immune system targeting a specific viral type will react quicker to that viruses infection shortly after stimulation for such, well ok. Welcome to the human trials of mRNA vaccination.

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Link? (To a peer reviewed journal)

ATL Bear said:

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3rd shot within 6 months of original vaccination, with some double vaxxed (5th shot), and we're bragging on the "protection"? Some of you aren't seeing the bigger picture. If you want to brag that an artificially stimulated immune system targeting a specific viral type will react quicker to that viruses infection shortly after stimulation for such, well ok. Welcome to the human trials of mRNA vaccination.

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Welcome to vaccination, period.

4th and Inches said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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ATL Bear said:

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3rd shot within 6 months of original vaccination, with some double vaxxed (5th shot), and we're bragging on the "protection"? Some of you aren't seeing the bigger picture. If you want to brag that an artificially stimulated immune system targeting a specific viral type will react quicker to that viruses infection shortly after stimulation for such, well ok. Welcome to the human trials of mRNA vaccination.

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Welcome to vaccination, period.

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not exactly but sure..

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Same as the flu shot, just more effective. Only difference is that Covid hasn't settled into a seasonal pattern. When it does, we'll likely see an annual vaccine.

Sam Lowry said:

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Sam Lowry said:

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ATL Bear said:

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3rd shot within 6 months of original vaccination, with some double vaxxed (5th shot), and we're bragging on the "protection"? Some of you aren't seeing the bigger picture. If you want to brag that an artificially stimulated immune system targeting a specific viral type will react quicker to that viruses infection shortly after stimulation for such, well ok. Welcome to the human trials of mRNA vaccination.

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Welcome to vaccination, period.

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not exactly but sure..

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Same as the flu shot, just more effective. Only difference is that Covid hasn't settled into a seasonal pattern. When it does, we'll likely see an annual vaccine.

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C'mon Sam.

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Osodecentx said:

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ATL Bear said:

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3rd shot within 6 months of original vaccination, with some double vaxxed (5th shot), and we're bragging on the "protection"? Some of you aren't seeing the bigger picture. If you want to brag that an artificially stimulated immune system targeting a specific viral type will react quicker to that viruses infection shortly after stimulation for such, well ok. Welcome to the human trials of mRNA vaccination.

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Link? (To a peer reviewed journal)

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Every article you post?

Or did you not know this was the first mRNA vaccine used on humans en mass?

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You are making claims. You used to post links supporting your claims.

timetraveler said:

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99% of Israel lives in the same building. What a horrible comparison.

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The elevators must be absolute nightmare.

Harrison Bergeron said:

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timetraveler said:

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99% of Israel lives in the same building. What a horrible comparison.

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The elevators must be absolute nightmare.

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they all live in a walk up on the lower east side..

The UK has had more COVID cases in the last 4 months than there are unvaccinated people in the country. Also over 60% in the UK have had at least 3 shots (fully vaxxed plus boosted).

Israel has an even stupider statistical ratio. Just in this month so far, they've had 3 times as many cases as they have unvaccinated people. Since reaching 90%+ of a fully vaxxed population, they've recorded over 60% of all their cases for the entire pandemic.

Globally, nearly half of all COVID cases for the entire pandemic have occurred in the past 6 months with over 70% of all cases worldwide occurring since vaccines have been available. A third of all cases occurring in the last 3 1/2 months.

4th and Inches said:

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srael, where many received 3rd and 4th boosters, reports 69,104 new Covid cases. The country has the highest daily cases per capita globally now (JPost/ToI)

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Lower deaths and hospitalizations.

These are the most important things.

C. Jordan said:

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4th and Inches said:

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srael, where many received 3rd and 4th boosters, reports 69,104 new Covid cases. The country has the highest daily cases per capita globally now (JPost/ToI)

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Lower deaths and hospitalizations.

These are the most important things.

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are they? Tell that to your blue friends making ******ed policy decisions. I am sure you are a gold level Biden fan club member with dontations on autopay to the DNC..

https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2022/01/21/moderna-stock-crash-intensifies-losses-top-130-billion-after-scientists-find-covid-boosters-arent-halting-omicron-infections/amp/

Sorry, but the narrative is shifting quickly. The government and MSM are still cheerleading the vaccines, but reality and the truth is something else.

RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:

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https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2022/01/21/moderna-stock-crash-intensifies-losses-top-130-billion-after-scientists-find-covid-boosters-arent-halting-omicron-infections/amp/

Sorry, but the narrative is shifting quickly. The government and MSM are still cheerleading the vaccines, but reality and the truth is something else.

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Careful - FBI may be showing up at your door soon!