booster
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- /ˈbuːstər/
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- The doctor recommended getting a booster every few years to maintain immunity against diseases.
- booster dose
- booster vaccine
- booster shot
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Watch on YouTubeSo we know that this half dose as a booster works very well.
- So we know that this half dose as a booster works very well.
- Now, should everyone get a booster if you've been vaccinated?
- And I went well, I had my my booster back in November.
- And this I keep will determine when certain groups get boosters and others don't.
- But I think that's more importantly is really glad the booster campaign has been announced.
- So the the the booster is as safe and reliable as we can make it.
- So we've got, oh, look at this, a booster shot.
- So two shots of infection versus three shots that your booster three shots is way stronger.
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The FDA has officially authorized new COVID boosters that for the first time target the Omicron variants.
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A single dose confers protection for up to 2 years, with a booster dose every 2 years for individuals who remain at risk.
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And I went well, I had my my booster back in November.
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It's time for your booster.
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I had a booster before I went abroad last May.
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So we know that this half dose as a booster works very well.
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I forgot my tetanus booster.
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Why was the uptake for a COVID booster in the NHS recently?
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So it's more vital than ever that people get their jabs and we get those boosters into arms as fast as possible.
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Which is why for people who got the J&J vaccine, some doctors are advising boosters ASAP.
Synonyms
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An injection of a medicine or vaccine with a needle
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An extra vaccine dose you get after the first to make protection stronger
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An extra vaccine dose given after the first doses to increase protection
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To give a vaccine again to renew protection
An extra vaccine or medicine given later to make the first one work well
Compounds
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A large engine that gives a spacecraft its first push and falls off when empty
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An extra vaccine dose you get after the first to make protection stronger
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An extra vaccine dose given after the first doses to increase protection
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A thick insulated cable that connects two car batteries to start a car with a dead battery
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An electronic device that makes a signal stronger so it reaches farther
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A place with equipment that makes weak communication signals stronger
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The first part of a rocket that gives the strong push needed to lift it off
How Protected
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Morphology
Etymology
Booster comes from the verb boost meaning 'to renew or increase strength' and the ending -er, so it means 'something that increases power'. That's why a vaccine booster is an extra dose given to raise or renew your protection.