<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: 3 Signs the Vaccines Are Doing Their Job
As the U.S. government goes all in on booster shots, here are three ways to think about whether the COVID-19 vaccines are working.
by Katherine J. Wu
Aug 18, 2021
3 minutes
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The United States government is all in on COVID-19 boosters. Most people will need one, and soon, officials said today, based on evidence that protection can start to falter within about six months.
That’s sort of true and sort of not, depending on how is defined. New data show that some vaccinated people can get by the coronavirus, especially —but also that our current round of shots guards spectacularly against COVID-19 , especially in its worst forms.
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