booster dose

British

noun

a supplementary injection of a vaccine given to maintain the immunization provided by an earlier dose

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This was six months after participants received the third yearly booster dose of the vaccine candidate under development, called VLA15.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Early reports flagged a type of heart swelling called myocarditis as a rare side effect of the mRNA vaccine, particularly for young men ages 18 to 25 after a booster dose.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

Federal health officials say U.S. adults 65 and older who got a shot of the updated COVID-19 vaccine in the fall should get a booster dose now, if at least four months have passed.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2024

Regulators are also considering whether to authorize a booster dose from Novavax, which employs a different but widely used technology for its coronavirus vaccine.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

Last autumn frontline health and care workers, adults aged 50 and over and some carers and household contacts were also offered a booster dose.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2023

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