A preliminary study in Israel finds that seniors who received an Omicron-targeting booster shot were 81% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than those who skipped it.
One thing is certain, though: Older and poor residents are being hit especially hard by COVID-19 deaths, according to county data. “My sense is that we have more immunity that’s really helping us particularly avoid hospitalizations for lots and lots of people,” Ferrer said. The increased immunity includes the more than 80% of residents who have completed their primary vaccination series, including people who have received one or more booster shots.
“I think the question on just about everyone’s mind is how concerned should we be about XBB.1.5? I suggest we should be cautious. It’s a new strain. It spreads rapidly and it can evade prior immunity. However, I don’t think anyone has a clear picture yet of what the impacts will be,” Ferrer said.
The Vaccines are killing people.
No one is dying from the Chinese flu.