COVID-19 jabs with boosters should keep you out of hospital

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2022-09-09 01:00

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When Omicron was the dominant variant in the USA during the early months of 2022 from January to April, COVID-19-associated hospitalisation rates were 10.5 times higher in unvaccinated adults and 2.5 times higher in vaccinated adults with no booster dose, compared with double vaxxed people who had also received a booster, according to US scientists. People who were vaccinated and ended up in hospital were generally older, more likely to have three or more existing medical conditions, and more likely to be long-term care facility residents compared with hospitalised patients who were unvaccinated. The scientists say this is yet more evidence that vaccines protect against the worst COVID-19 outcomes, especially with boosters.