Do I Really Need Another Booster Dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine?

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Do I Really Need Another Booster Dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine?
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What to Know About Getting a Second COVID-19 Booster

for people getting the J&J shot. That means continuing to boost every four months or so with the same vaccines isn’t a sustainable way to confront COVID-19, especially if the virus continues to mutate.

A second booster won’t necessarily protect you from getting infected with SARS-CoV-2, but if you do get infected, it can reduce your chance of getting severely ill and even going to the hospital for COVID-19-related symptoms.When it comes to the rest of the population, the situation isn’t as clear. There is no doubt that booster shots do. It’s also well-established that antibodies are an important, although not the only, contributor to a strong immune defense against SARS-CoV-2.

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