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Fall bivalent boosters: Science update round 4

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Katelyn Jetelina
Dec 16, 2022
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We got an early holiday present. One of the last puzzle pieces about the fall booster was released today: data on the effectiveness against severe disease. I also interviewed the CDC Program Lead for more context.

Science until now

We have ~9 lab studies and 1 real world study showing the fall boosters provide:

  1. Greater protection against infection and tr…

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