The booster shot is very effective to prevent hospitalization in covid-19. That is what the RIVM states on the basis of hospital figures over the past two months. It is important to note that the figures mainly concern the delta variant, which has since been supplanted by the omikron variant.
RIVM withdraws the conclusions his first report on the effectiveness of the booster campaign. According to the institute, a boosted person has a five times lower chance of being admitted than someone who has been vaccinated, but has not yet had an extra shot.
The difference
Between November 19, 2021 and January 13, 2022, the protection for people with an additional vaccination was 97 percent against hospital admissions and 98 percent against ICU admissions. Those who only had the basic vaccinations were 85 percent protected against admission and 93 percent against ending up in intensive care, the RIVM writes.
With regard to the unvaccinated, the difference was greater. The risk for them to end up in a hospital bed with corona was 33 times higher in the period studied than for someone who has been fully vaccinated, including booster.
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