Real world data shows Pfizer vaccine gives kids some protection against Omicron

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The Pfizer vaccine reduces the risk of a COVID-19 infection and hospitalisation in kids aged 5 to 11 years of age when Omicron is the dominant variant, according to new real world data from Singapore. The data, from more than a quarter of a million kids, shows that two doses of the vaccine were 36.8% effective against infection, and 82.7% effective at preventing hospitalisation.

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conference: New England Journal of Medicine

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Organisation/s: National University of Singapore, Ministry of Health, Singapore

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