Term:Booster shot

Normative

Variants and synonyms

• third shot
• booster dose

Examples

In view of the evolving epidemiological situation, and as more relevant scientific evidence becomes available, including on the need for repeated immunisation to provide protection against emerging variants or the need to receive booster doses at regular intervals, the Commission, supported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, should continue to regularly review this Recommendation, in particular once a significant level of vaccination uptake has been reached.

Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32021H0961

Keyness

• booster: >1000

Note

"Booster" appears only twice in the corpus, "booster dose" and "third shot" only once.

Research

Variants and synonyms

• third dose
• booster jab informal
• supplementary vaccination
• additional vaccination

Definition/description

Depending upon the degree of treatment, such vaccines may require one or more booster shots to retain activity.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128012383108785?via%3Dihub

Examples

Booster shots were performed, 10 days later, the blood samples were collected and titers of antibodies were measured by ELISA.

Source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12250-007-0054-8

In determining the interval between the first immunization and the booster shot it is important to consider the differentiation pathways of memory B and T cells.

Source: https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(10)00368-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1074761310003687%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

Collocations

• give booster shot
• repeated booster shot
• recommend booster shot

Keyness

• booster shot: >1000
• third dose: >1000
• booster jab: >1000 (one occurrence in the corpus)
• supplementary vaccination: >1000
• additional vaccination: >1000

Press

Variants and synonyms

• booster
• booster jab
• booster dose
• vaccine booster
• booster vaccine

Description

Now, as evidence is emerging about the potential benefits of booster shots in the face of the continued spread of Delta variant, offering fully vaccinated people a third dose before it is absolutely necessary is in danger of becoming the latest example of this.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-nhs-vaccine-cases-travel-rules/

Examples

Some scientists have suggested that a booster shot would be needed if there is a substantial increase in hospitalisations or deaths among vaccinated people.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-vaccine-passport-certificate-cases-restrictions/

Collocations

• to offer a booster shot
• to receive a booster shot
• booster campaign
• booster programme

Keyness

• booster shot: 27
• booster: 48
• booster jab: 89
• booster dose: 181
• vaccine booster: 276
• booster vaccine: 363

Comments

Variants and synonyms

• booster
• booster jab
• booster vaccine
• booster vaccination

Description

And add to that they say that a booster will be needed every few months.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

Examples

My family is fully vaccinated, we had booster shots as soon as we could, had flu shots, and we take normal precautions like washing our hands frequently and staying home when we don't feel 100%.

Source: nytimes.com

I'm waiting for my booster until they have isolated, tested and produced an updated vaccine rather than the current one which may not even work against Omicron

Source: dailymail.co.uk

The important one is the booster jab.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

I'm far from a conspiracy man but this shambles is making me doubt having the booster vaccine.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10288731/Allegra-Stratton-QUITS-Number-10-Christmas-party-video.html

Collocations

• annual booster
• to get the booster

Keyness

• booster: 19
• booster jab: 21
• booster shot: 79
• booster vaccine: 752
• booster vaccination: >1000