There are a lot of great reasons to get your COVID-19 booster
- Better protection against Omicron infection (1)
- Better protection against severe disease and hospitalization (1)
- Better protection against new and upcoming variants (2)
But some might be hesitant because they see boosters as new and unexpected. Though booster shots are newly available to most Canadians, the possibility that they’d be needed has been on the table for a long time.
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There are *lots* of great reasons to get a COVID-19 booster. Better protection against Omicron, severe disease and hospitalization, and new variants… (1,2)
But some people are unsure about boosters. They see them as new or unexpected.
Au contraire!
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— ScienceUpFirst | LaScienced’Abord (@ScienceUpFirst) January 17, 2022
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Sources
- Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants: technical briefings
- mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine boosters induce neutralizing immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
- A coronavirus vaccine may require boosters – here’s what that means
- We’re likely to need coronavirus booster shots after the initial vaccine
- Pfizer working on booster shot to protect against COVID-19 variants
- Moderna Is Working On Booster Shot To Protect Against COVID-19 Variant
