booster dose
Britishnoun
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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
R21/Matrix-M, developed by the Jenner Institute at Oxford University, uses three doses administered four weeks apart and a booster dose given after one year.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
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
After repeated exposure to the original strain, people’s immune systems tended to recognize and respond more strongly to it than to the half of the new booster dose that was brand new.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
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