The majority of U.S. adults — including most of America's seniors — are heading into the holiday season and an expected rise in cases without the maximum level of vaccine protection against the virus.
The majority of U.S. adults — including most of America's seniors — are heading into the holiday season and an expected rise in cases without the maximum level of vaccine protection against the virus.— and just 16% of the population 18 and older — have received the updated booster shot that became available in September.
The vaccines' effectiveness against severe disease and death holds longer than protection against getting sick with the virus, but it still fades significantly., especially among seniors, at least partially reflecting the lackluster uptake of booster shots.Recent CDC data has quantified the value of the updated booster shots, which are targeted against both the original virus strain and the Omicron variant.
Compared to people who had received two or more doses of the original shot only, the updated one was 73% effective.
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