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Effectiveness of fourth dose COVID-19 vaccine against the Omicron variant compared to no vaccination

Zeng, J.; Szanyi, J.; Blakely, T.

2022-08-21 epidemiology
10.1101/2022.08.17.22278807 medRxiv
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In response to enhanced immune evasion properties of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant and waning COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE), several jurisdictions have rolled out fourth dose vaccination programs. Using a system of logistic regression equations and VE estimates for a fourth dose relative to a third dose reported in an Israeli study, we estimated absolute vaccine effectiveness for third and fourth doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (c.f. no vaccination) against Omicron, by clinical outcome. We found that a fourth dose restores or even enhances protection conferred by a third dose at the same time since vaccination.

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