"COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are highly effective in preventing the most severe forms of COVID-19"

"The coronavirus vaccines most widely used in the United States remained highly effective at preventing the worst outcomes from infections even in the face of the highly transmissible omicron variant in January, a report released Friday by federal disease trackers shows.

While protection against mild illness waned over time, the mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech provided a robust shield against death and needing mechanical ventilation, the study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

The study bolsters confidence in the vaccines to prevent the most serious outcomes for covid-19 patients, even after the omicron variant fueled an increase in cases, hospitalizations and deaths this winter, said William Moss, executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who did not participate in the study."

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/03/18/coronavirus-vaccine-worked-against-omicron/

Original study report -> https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7112e1.htm

"COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are highly effective in preventing the most severe forms of COVID-19"