In a compelling counter-narrative to prevailing views on COVID-19 immunization, a recent study from the Cleveland Clinic Health System reveals that individuals not considered “up-to-date” with their COVID-19 vaccinations, as per the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) definition, may have a lower risk of contracting the virus compared to their “up-to-date” counterparts. This unexpected finding…
Study Reveals 23 Percent Lower COVID Risk in Those ‘Not Up-to-Date’ With Vaccinations
CDC Simplifies COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations, Offers High-Risk Adults Extra Booster
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on April 19 that older people and people with weakened immune systems may obtain additional doses of the updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines. The change comes as part of the CDC’s efforts to simplify its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. The agency said the move also gives people at higher…
CDC Simplifies COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance, Offers High-Risk Adults Extra Booster
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on April 19 that older people and people with weakened immune systems may obtain additional doses of the updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines. The change comes as part of the CDC’s efforts to simplify its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. The agency said the move also gives people at higher…
New COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Protect Well Against Hospitalization: CDC Data
The newly formulated COVID-19 vaccines barely protect against severe illness, according to data reported on April 19. The protection for adults from a shot of the new Moderna and Pfizer vaccines started above 50 percent but quickly dropped within months, the data show. Among adults aged 18 to 65 without a condition making them immune…
Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters Provide Transient Protection Against Hospitalization, Study Finds
The updated COVID-19 vaccine booster shots provide virtually no protection against infection and quickly waning shielding against hospitalization, a new study has found. Protection against infection peaked at just 28.8 percent, well below the 50 percent threshold for success established by U.S. and World Health Organization officials, researchers in North Carolina reported in the New…
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