What COVID Booster Shots Can and Can't Do
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Helen Rosner interviews the epidemiologist and infectious-disease specialist Celine Gounder on how to parse the conflicting recommendations—and philosophies—on coronavirus-vaccine booster shots.
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No Omicron immunity without booster, study finds — Harvard Gazette
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Vaccine 'mix-and-match': I got the Moderna vaccine. Can I get a Pfizer booster?
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What's next for COVID-19 vaccines? Scientists and regulators chart a course amid uncertainty, Science
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Covid vaccine efficacy and blood cancer
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Scientists say COVID-19 booster shots aren't needed yet—here's why
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Debunking myths about COVID-19 - Mayo Clinic Health System
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How Bad Is It to Get a Booster While You Have COVID?
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What Americans think about COVID-19 vaccines
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New Covid booster shots don't protect better against omicron BA.5, studies find
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What Americans think about COVID-19 vaccines