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Covid Vaccines Didn’t Protect Adolescents That Effectively During Treatment

Researchers reported Wednesday that, in another twist to the debate about how best to protect children from the coronavirus, Covid vaccines offered reduced protection against hospitalizations among children 12 and older during the recent Omicron surge. The efficacy of the vaccine against hospitalization remained stable in children aged 5 to 11 years and adolescents aged …

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Vaccination protection against moderate disease among adolescents has decreased,

Five months after immunization, the two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appeared to offer virtually no defense against moderate disease caused by the Omicron variant, as measured by visits to emergency rooms and urgent care clinics. Data released on Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But booster shots have greatly increased protection and …

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