David Zweig: ’Updated’ Omicron Boosters Show NO BENEFIT In Stopping Infection

“Journalist David Zweig weighs in on a finding published in The New England Journal Of Medicine that the new omicron-based bivalent covid booster might not be much of an upgrade from older vaccines. #omicron #covid #vaccines According to the CDC boosters can both help restore protection that has decreased since previous vaccination, and provide broader protection against newer variants. The updated, or bivalent boosters, target the most recent Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, that are more contagious and more resistant than earlier strains of Omicron. According to the CDC all COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States are effective at preventing COVID-19. Getting sick with COVID-19 can offer some protection from future illness, sometimes called “natural immunity,” but the level of protection people get from having COVID-19 may vary depending on how mild or severe their illness was, the time since their infection, and their age. Getting a COVID-19 vaccination is also a safer