4th COVID-19 vaccine dose triples protection against severe illness in people over 60: Israeli study

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4th COVID-19 vaccine dose triples protection against severe illness in people over 60: Israeli study

STORY: 4th COVID-19 vaccine dose triples protection against severe illness in people over 60: Israeli study DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: HEALTH/MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jerusalem street view 2. Elderly getting vaccinated 3. various of Coronavirus hospital ward 4. various of Jerusalem street view STORYLINE: A new comprehensive Israeli study has found that a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose triples the protection against severe illness in people aged 60 and over, compared with a three-dose protection, the Israeli Health Ministry said Tuesday. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, was conducted by the ministry, three leading Israeli universities and the Sheba Medical Center, Israel's largest hospital. Using the ministry database, the researchers extracted data on 1,252,331 persons who were 60 years of age or older and eligible for a fourth dose. It was conducted during a period in which the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 was predo

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