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That was true for delta. Omicron is completely different regarding hospitalization data.
by svnt 5y ago
That was true for delta. Omicron is completely different regarding hospitalization data.
- boulos 5y agoThe absolute rate is lower for Onicron, but vaccinations still drastically lower the relative rate of hospitalization even for BA.2 [1]. [1] https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1505262670714322944?cxt=HHwWgICq2Y-b4uMpAAAA https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1505262670714322...
- freyr 5y ago“Vaccine effectiveness of the mRNA vaccines to prevent COVID-19-associated hospitalizations included: 85% (95% CI: 82 to 88%) for 2 vaccine doses against Alpha; 85% (95% CI: 83 to 87%) for 2 doses against Delta; 94% (95% CI: 92 to 95%) for 3 doses against Delta; 65% (95% CI: 51 to 75%) for 2 doses against Omicron; and 86% (95% CI: 77 to 91%) for 3 doses against Omicron.” Less effective, but not ineffective, especially after a booster. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8845432/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8845432/