New @CDCgov
Reduction of death by vaccination and booster by age, per 100,00 people, vs unvaccinated, relative, with absolute data below
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…
Age 65+
2 shot 92% reduced
3 shot 99% reduced
Age 50-64
2 shot 95% reduced
3 shot 99% reduced
Reduction of death by vaccination and booster by age, per 100,00 people, vs unvaccinated, relative, with absolute data below
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…
Age 65+
2 shot 92% reduced
3 shot 99% reduced
Age 50-64
2 shot 95% reduced
3 shot 99% reduced
By age: cases and vaccination/booster status
As cases were rising steeply in December with emergence of Omicron, booster vs 2-shot was associated with 50% or more reduction of cases across the 3 age groups
And much higher % drop for vaccination vs unvaccinated
As cases were rising steeply in December with emergence of Omicron, booster vs 2-shot was associated with 50% or more reduction of cases across the 3 age groups
And much higher % drop for vaccination vs unvaccinated
Which goes along with this new data posted showing booster had vaccine effectiveness of >60% vs Omicron infections
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…
The data for hospitalization by age and vaccination status were also recently posted by @CDCgov
Vaccination plus booster vs unvaccinated
Age 65+ 98% reduction
Age 50-64 97% reduction
latest available absolute data posted with graphs below
Vaccination plus booster vs unvaccinated
Age 65+ 98% reduction
Age 50-64 97% reduction
latest available absolute data posted with graphs below
The @CDCgov has been doing a better job of getting relevant data out and deserve credit for this effort. A long way to go to get up to speed, but let's recognize a real improvement in recent weeks
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