The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any group, recent studies suggest.
Source: New York Times
Will Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure.
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