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That was true for delta. Omicron is completely different regarding hospitalization data.



The absolute rate is lower for Onicron, but vaccinations still drastically lower the relative rate of hospitalization even for BA.2 [1].

[1] https://mobile.twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1505262670714322...


“Vaccine effectiveness of the mRNA vaccines to prevent COVID-19-associated hospitalizations included: 85% (95% CI: 82 to 88%) for 2 vaccine doses against Alpha; 85% (95% CI: 83 to 87%) for 2 doses against Delta; 94% (95% CI: 92 to 95%) for 3 doses against Delta; 65% (95% CI: 51 to 75%) for 2 doses against Omicron; and 86% (95% CI: 77 to 91%) for 3 doses against Omicron.

Less effective, but not ineffective, especially after a booster.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8845432/




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