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    Coronavirus

    Booster effectiveness wanes after 4 months, but showed sturdy protection against hospitalization, CDC study shows

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    Seaman Bennett Josephson, 23, of Rochester, N.Y., gives a COVID-19 booster shot to Tomonori Ishizuko during clinic for Japanese employees at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.

    Seaman Bennett Josephson, 23, of Rochester, N.Y., gives a COVID-19 booster shot to Tomonori Ishizuko during clinic for Japanese employees at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (Alex Wilson/Stars and Stripes)

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