CDC data didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines increase risk of hospitalization, contrary to claim by The Epoch Times
COVID-19 bivalent vaccines were developed to provide protection against the original form of SARS-CoV-2 as well as the Omicron variant. The U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention data showed that the bivalent booster had a limited and waning effectiveness against hospitalization due to infection by the dominant Omicron variant lineage called XBB. However, they are effective at protecting from severe forms of the disease in the case of infection by other Omicron lineages such as BQ.1 or BA.4/5.