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Fourth Covid shot provides little benefit against Omicron infection: study

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WASHINGTON: A fourth dose of existing mRNA Covid-19 vaccines may have only “marginal benefits” for younger, healthy adults, according to a new Israeli study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research assessed 270 health care workers at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv who received a second booster shot of … Read more

Israeli study shows fivefold antibody rise with 4th Covid jab: PM

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RAMAT GAN, Israel, Jan 4, 2022 (AFP) – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday that an Israeli study indicated fourth coronavirus vaccinations were “safe” and increased antibodies “fivefold”, as the country expands its inoculation campaign amid rising infections. Speaking during a visit to Sheba hospital near Tel Aviv, which administered fourth vaccines to 154 of its … Read more