Omicron booster vaccine reduces COVID hospitalization, death among elderly

Clalit study is the first in the world to prove new reformulated Omicron vaccine protects the elderly and immunocompromised from hospitalization and death.

A NURSE prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the new Omicron variant spreads, in Dutywa, in Eastern Cape province, South Africa this week.

A NURSE prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the new Omicron variant spreads, in Dutywa, in Eastern Cape province, South Africa this week.

(photo credit: SIPHIWE SIBEKO/REUTERS)

ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

APRIL 21, 2023 17:52

Updated: APRIL 23, 2023 17:54

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