CDC: Updated booster reduces risk of COVID-19 hospital visit
A COVID-19 bivalent vaccine booster provides additional protection against COVID-19鈥揳ssociated emergency department/urgent care encounters and hospitalizations compared with previous vaccination with two or more monovalent vaccine doses, according to studies in and released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
鈥淭o maximize protection against severe COVID-19 this winter season, all eligible persons, especially adults aged 鈮65 years, should receive a bivalent booster dose and consider additional prevention strategies, including masking in indoor public spaces,鈥 the study in older adults .
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