COVID booster provides protection for over-65s after 15 weeks -UK data

People in Jordan who received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine before July 10 will be able to receive their second jab without having to book an appointment starting Sunday. (Photo: Unsplash)
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AMMAN—A booster dose of vaccine against COVID-19 continues to provide robust protection against hospitalization for older people nearly four months after getting the third dose, new data from the UK's Health Security Agency on Thursday showed, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. اضافة اعلان


Vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization for people aged over 65, 15 weeks after a booster, was 85 percent, down from 91 percent two weeks after getting the third dose, the latest vaccine surveillance report from the agency estimated.


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