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The CDC says vaccine protection is tumbling for older Americans
The CDC released new data Friday suggesting that elderly adults don't have the same protection against hospitalization as others.
According to one study, vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization is only 75% among adults 75+.
On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared two new data sets showing that the immunity people over age 65 got from their initial COVID-19 vaccines is possibly starting to wane.
The drop offs are most stark in people aged 75 and up, who are increasingly at risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19, even when fully vaccinated.
The reports suggest that, although more than 80% of adults over 65 are already fully vaccinated, that may not be enough to protect them from severe disease.
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