CORONAVIRUS

First real-world data show omicron booster kept seniors out of hospitals

By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Posted 1/24/23

In the first real-world test of vaccine boosters specially designed to protect against the omicron variant, Israeli researchers have found that people 65 and over who got an updated jab were 81% less …

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