Though many people remain on the fence about getting the latest COVID vaccine booster, new research suggests a strong argument for getting the shot this winter.
Pfizer expects 24% of the US population, or about 82 million people, to receive COVID-19 shots this year, CFO David Denton said at a conference on Monday.
Compared with patients who were vaccinated and boosted, unvaccinated patients with COVID-19 had a 21-fold greater risk for hospitalization, data suggest.