A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?
In a large study, the risk of a breakthrough infection was 10 times lower for people who got a COVID-19 booster shot than for people who hadn’t.
Endless boosting just to keep antibody levels constantly high is “not a public health strategy that works,” saidtesting Omicron-specific boosters
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