Booster vaccination protection against SARS-CoV-2 infections in young adults during an Omicron BA.1-predominant period: A retrospective cohort study.

Jiayue Wan Casey L CazerMarin E ClarkbergShane G Henderson Scarlett E Lee Genevive R Meredith Marwan Osman David B Shmoys Peter I Frazier

Published in: PLoS medicine (2023)

We observed that boosters are effective, relative to completion of initial vaccination series, in further reducing the rate of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a college student population during a period when Omicron BA.1 was predominant; booster vaccinations for this age group may play an important role in reducing incidence of COVID-19.

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