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مشاهدة النسخة كاملة : Do We Need a Third Covid Shot?


Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
The rise of the Delta variant has prompted a thorny question: Do we need a booster dose of the vaccine for Covid-19? Vaccine makers think so, but regulators are yet to be convinced.

Principles are also at stake: Should richer countries be talking about administering extra doses when so many people around the world are yet to receive even a single shot?

Guest: Rebecca Robbins (https://www.nytimes.com/by/rebecca-robbins?smid=pc-thedaily), a business reporter covering Covid-19 vaccines for The New York Times.

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Background reading:


Although studies of a third dose are underway, experts agree that the vaccines are still working well. Here’s what to know about the potential booster dose (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/well/live/covid-booster-shot.html).
U.S. officials said that the decision to go ahead with a booster shot would depend partly on how many infections cause serious disease or hospitalization (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/us/politics/pfizer-booster-shots.html) in vaccinated people.
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