Fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel

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JERUSALEM - A fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them three times more resistant to serious illness than thrice-vaccinated people in the same age group, Israel's H

JERUSALEM - A fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them three times more resistant to serious illness than thrice-vaccinated people in the same age group, Israel's Health Ministry said on Sunday .

to even higher levels than the third but"probably" not to the point that it could completely fend off the highly transmissible Omicron variant.

 

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