Booster dose
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booster-dose-280-15889340
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Booster dose
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A booster dose is an extra administration of a vaccine after an earlier (primer) dose. After initial immunization, a booster provides a re-exposure to the immunizing antigen. It is intended to increase immunity against that antigen back to protective levels after memory against that antigen has declined through time. For example, tetanus shot boosters are often recommended every 10 years, by which point memory cells specific against tetanus lose their function or undergo apoptosis. The need for
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Additional administration of vaccine
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booster_dose
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2024-02-14T01:27:22Z
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