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Some request 4th COVID-19 shot as booster immunity wanes

‘The more doses you get, the stronger your immune response, the longer it lasts’

02/14/2022

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Some request 4th COVID-19 shot as booster immunity wanes

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‘The more doses you get, the stronger your immune response, the longer it lasts’

A new study by the CDC suggests that COVID-19 boosters don’t remain fully effective for very long. And that raises the question if people should consider getting a fourth shot? Dr. Martin Blaser, director of the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine at Rutgers University, says, “The more doses you get, the stronger your immune response, the longer it lasts.”

02/14/2022

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