Durability of Original Monovalent mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Against COVID-19 Omicron-Associated Hospitalization in Children and Adolescents - United States, 2021-2023

Published on April 18, 2024

This report describes the duration of protection provided by the original monovalent COVID-19 vaccines.

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