booster shot
3
2.9
- noun
- /ˈbuːstər ʃɑt/
- Specialized
:
dosis de refuerzo
- The clinic is offering free booster shots for everyone who completed their vaccination last year.
- get a booster shot
- give a booster shot
- need a booster shot
This person has not had the third COVID booster shot.
- This person has not had the third COVID booster shot.
- It's not safe or effective and there's no other vaccine that requires a six month booster shot.
- Maybe the bivalent booster shot is not safe and maybe it's way less effective than the CDC and FDA actually suggested it would be.
- Praise Jesus and God bless Doctor Fauci and I'll see you next week for the booster shot.
Examples
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An initial priming shot given in advance of a booster shot may be an effective way to protect people against bird flu, researchers say in a presentation at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Blog text (12) -
Maybe the bivalent booster shot is not safe and maybe it's way less effective than the CDC and FDA actually suggested it would be.
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Unfortunately, the doctor told him about the booster shot in 6 months.
Blog text (8) -
Thanks! I'll definitely pick that book up after she gets her last set of booster shots on October 6.
Blog text (19) -
They are going back again at the beginning of December for the booster shot.
Blog text (27) -
The results from the new study indicate that, like small children who receive a regular flu shot, adults who have never encountered bird flu would benefit from a booster shot.
Blog text (12) -
It was time for Bryan's booster shots and, anyway, Whitey should sure get somebody to look at that spot on his neck.
Fiction book (1999) -
Doesn't the whole concept of booster shots indicate that vaccinations don't work as advertised?
Blog text (22) -
My son will receive a booster shot next week to ensure he's protected against diseases.
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It's important to get a booster shot after the initial vaccination to keep your immunity strong.
Synonyms
20
3.7
An extra vaccine dose given later to increase protection
1
3.9
An extra vaccine dose given after the first doses to increase protection
To give a vaccine again to renew protection
An extra vaccine or medicine given later to make the first one work well
How Protective
- Specialized
3
2.9
345
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'booster' (an additional dose) combined with 'shot' (an injection) yields an extra vaccine injection to renew effectiveness. This noun+noun construction is semantically transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Booster shot comes from the idea that a small injection gives a 'boost' to your body's protection. Think of booster as a lift and shot as the injection; that's why it means an extra vaccine dose to increase or renew protection.