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OCTOBER 6, 2022

mRNA Booster Protection Wanes Over Time, Supporting the Need for Additional Boosters

Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition

Protection from SARS-CoV-2 is extended with a messenger RNA (mRNA) booster. But that defense wanes over time, signaling the need for an additional booster, according to a large new study from the CDC.

Investigators at the CDC’s VISION Network analyzed data from nearly 893,500 patients (≥18 years of age) taken from 261 hospitals, 272 emergency departments and 119 urgent care clinics across 10 states between