CDC Releases Data On Booster Shot Effectiveness Against Omicron

210 million Americans are fully vaccinated, while only 83 million have gotten boosted, that's roughly 40% of the population.

The CDC just released information on the effectiveness of booster shots against the Omicron variant, this is the first real life data we've gotten from the CDC on this.

One study shows a booster was 90% effective at preventing people from being admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 due to Omicron, and while 210 million Americans are fully vaccinated, only 83 million have gotten boosted and that's roughly 40% of the population. 

Dr. Dyan Hes, the founder and medical director of Gramercy Pediatrics in New York, joins Newsy to discuss this data.