CDC: Covid vaccines greatly lowered risk for children

(CNN)– Children who received last season’s updated Covid-19 vaccine had a substantially lower risk of emergency and urgent care visits related to the virus, according to a CDC report.

The vaccine was 76% effective for healthy children 9 months to 4-years-old.

It was 56% effective for children ages 5 to 17.

The CDC says the shot added protection even for kids with past infections or earlier vaccines.