New case data shows the power of the booster shot
Tom BurtonGovernment editor
New Victorian case data has underlined how effective third vaccination doses are against acute illness from the omicron virus, with people who have completed their full round of three doses 7.6 times less likely to end up in intensive care.
The data from hospital records for February 8 also showed someone who was unvaccinated was more than 34 times more likely to be in ICU than someone who had received three doses.
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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com
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