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Protection against Omicron BA.1/BA.2 severe disease 0–7 months after BNT162b2 booster

Authors :
Ofra Amir
Yair Goldberg
Micha Mandel
Yinon M. Bar-On
Omri Bodenheimer
Laurence Freedman
Sharon Alroy-Preis
Nachman Ash
Amit Huppert
Ron Milo
Source :
Communications Biology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2023.

Abstract

Patient data from the Israeli Ministry of Health demonstrates that a 3rd dose of BNT162b2 is effective in reducing Omicron BA.1/BA.2 severe disease and does not wane over the seven month study period as well as that a fourth dose further improves the protective features of vaccination.

Subjects

Subjects :
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23993642
Volume :
6
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b079a1be90224e5b949b7ead641245fe
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04669-6