Term:Booster shot
Related terms
prevents COVID-19
leads to antibodies
third (or more) shot of the coronavirus vaccine
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
Collocations
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.
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.
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.
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.
Collocations
- annual booster
- to get the booster
Keyness
- booster: 19
- booster jab: 21
- booster shot: 79
- booster vaccine: 752
- booster vaccination: >1000