booster shot
Follow-up jab
A booster shot is an additional dose of a vaccine given after the initial vaccination series to restore or enhance immunity that may have waned over time.
Unlike the primary doses that establish protection, boosters serve as reminders to the immune system, prompting it to maintain its defenses against a particular disease.
I need to get my tetanus booster—it's been over ten years.
The term gained widespread familiarity during COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
Repeated immunization dose
- doseQuantity of medicine
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- jabQuick, straight blow
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
syringe · vial · immunization schedule · antibody · antigen · adjuvant · immunoglobulin · titer
Guarding against harm
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- defenseProtection against harm
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
waning immunity · durability · effectiveness · neutralization · T-cells · B-cells · memory cells · immunocompromised
WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- tetanusMuscle-stiffening bacterial disease
- diphtheriaBacterial throat membrane disease
- pertussisBacterial respiratory infection
measles · polio · shingles · hepatitis · pneumonia · whooping cough · flu season · pandemic
Global medication and vaccine company
- ModernaBiotech vaccine company
- AstraZenecaMultinational pharmaceutical corporation
- SputnikFirst orbital spacecraft
- bivalentHaving valence of two
mRNA · viral vector · pharmaceutical · formulation · efficacy · clinical trial · FDA · WHO
revaccination
Repeated immunization dose
- doseQuantity of medicine
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- jabQuick, straight blow
injection · syringe · vial · immunization schedule · antibody · antigen · adjuvant · immunoglobulin · titer · serum
protection
Guarding against harm
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- defenseProtection against harm
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
immune response · waning immunity · durability · effectiveness · neutralization · T-cells · B-cells · memory cells · immunocompromised · vulnerable populations
COVID-19
WHO-named 2019 coronavirus
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- tetanusMuscle-stiffening bacterial disease
- diphtheriaBacterial throat membrane disease
pertussis · measles · polio · shingles · hepatitis · pneumonia · whooping cough · flu season · pandemic · outbreak
Pfizer
Global medication and vaccine company
- ModernaBiotech vaccine company
- AstraZenecaMultinational pharmaceutical corporation
- SputnikFirst orbital spacecraft
bivalent · mRNA · viral vector · pharmaceutical · formulation · efficacy · clinical trial · FDA · WHO · cold chain
- injectionssteroid injection, immunization, antibiotic injection, spinal injection, hormone injection
- pandemic responsecontact tracing, quarantine laws, social distancing, lockdown, mask mandate
- pet vaccinesrabies vaccine, vaccination schedule, vaccination certificate, pet passport
- Polio Vaccinationpolio vaccine, oral polio vaccine, IPV, Salk vaccine, polio drops
- vaccinationvaccine, vaccines, immunization, inoculation, jab
- vaccinesvaccine, Pfizer, polio vaccine, Moderna, vaccines
shot, boost, shots, booster, boosting, boosted, boosters, boosterism