People in the US who have received a COVID-19 booster dose appear to have a 97-fold lesser likelihood of death from COVID-19, compared to those who have not been vaccinated, suggests a new update from the CDC.

Fully vaccinated Americans, who have received two doses, but no booster, have a 14-fold lesser likelihood of dying from COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated people. Director of the CDC, Rochelle Walensky, presented the latest figures based on the reports from 25 jurisdictions in early December. The number of average weekly deaths for unvaccinated individuals was 9.7 per 100,000 individuals, compared to 0.7 of those who were vaccinated and 0.1 of those who had been administered a booster shot. Walensky said that the data confirm that vaccination and boosters provide protection against severe disease and hospitalization, even during the Omicron wave… (Medscape)