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Seems like the booster vaccines are very effective:    Older Victorians the hardest hit by latest COVID-19 wave, The Age.

The new data also reveals Victorians who have received their third dose are being admitted to hospital at extremely low rates, with older people yet to receive their third vaccine dose the hardest hit.

It shows just 45 people who have received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have needed a hospital bed – less than 5 per cent of the 1029 coronavirus patients in hospitals on Saturday. The majority were aged 70 or over.
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“I haven’t seen anyone really unwell who has had a booster dose,” said Dr Kasha Singh, an infectious diseases physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
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Patients who have received a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine represent less than 4 per cent of current hospital admissions up to Saturday, according to Health Department data. It’s a significant statistic since almost 30 per cent of adult Victorians have now received a booster, and those that become eligible first are more likely to have conditions putting them at higher risk from COVID-19.

The article notes that Delta had caused more illness in younger people while Omicron appears to be of most concern to older people.