Omicron boosters probably aren’t effective against mild Covid illness

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/25/covid-omicron-boosters-arent-very-effective-against-mild-illness.html

by donsupreme • 4 years ago

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yucky• 4 years ago

See, this is why most people no longer trust the news (or CDC for that matter) with health information.

The headline says: "Omicron boosters probably aren’t very effective against mild Covid illness, but will likely prevent hospitalizations, experts say"

Then directly underneath it, it literally says: "The study did not look at hospitalization, but experts believe the shots will provide strong protection against severe outcomes."

sfusato• 4 years ago

Norway recommends booster doses for 65+ [0], Denmark for 50+ [1], Australia for 50+ [2], Sweeden for 65+ [3], Finland for 65+ [4]. United States recommends booster does for 5+ [5]. "The (Florida) State Surgeon General now recommends against the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for males ages 18-39 years old." [6]

[0] https://www.fhi.no/en/id/vaccines/coronavirus-immunisation-p...

[1] https://www.sst.dk/en/English/Corona-eng/Vaccination-against...

[2] https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2022...

[3] https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency...

[4] https://thl.fi/en/web/thlfi-en/-/thl-recommends-coronavirus-...

[5] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-t...

[6] https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/...

Omicron boosters probably aren’t effective against mild Covid illness

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