It’s not known exactly how long vaccination lasts, particularly against the omicron variant. But studies of previous variants have suggested that COVID-19 vaccination protects against infection or mild disease for several months, while protection against more serious illness is longer-lasting, on the order of six months or more.
A systematic review of studies conducted prior to omicron, for example, found that for the four main COVID-19 vaccines used worldwide,
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