Alarmed by the arrival of the new variant, health officials have called for everyone who is eligible to get a booster shot. [nytimes.com – 2021.12.15] The arrival of the fast-spreading Omicron variant has prompted health officials to urge booster shots for all as a way to strengthen the body’s defenses against a coronavirus infection. Here […]
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[cnbc.com – 2021.10.23] Nearly 100 million people nationwide are immediately eligible to receive Covid booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized extra doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s vaccines Thursday night. The agency’s decision also enables fully immunized people to pair their boosters with doses from different manufacturers after research
[cnn.com – 2021.08.25] Booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine generated a big spike in antibodies, the frontline immune system defenses against infection, the company reported Wednesday. People who received a booster six to eight months after their initial J&J shots saw antibodies increase nine-fold higher than 28 days after the first shot,
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We’ll Probably Need Booster Shots for Covid-19. But When? And Which Ones? Scientists are asking a lot of questions about Covid-19 booster shots, but they don’t yet have many answers. Here’s what they know so far. [nytimes.com – 2021.06.06] As the nation edges closer to President Biden’s goal of a 70 percent vaccination rate, many
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