{"id":3005,"date":"2021-12-15T08:56:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T08:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news25.org\/?p=3005"},"modified":"2021-12-15T08:56:49","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T08:56:49","slug":"if-two-doses-arent-enough-why-do-boosters-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.news25.org\/if-two-doses-arent-enough-why-do-boosters-work\/","title":{"rendered":"If two doses aren’t enough, why do boosters work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The heavily mutated Omicron variant has led to a serious dent in the ability of vaccines to protect us from catching the Covid virus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two doses of some vaccines offer almost no protection from an Omicron infection, although they should still greatly reduce the risk of becoming so ill you need hospital care. The vaccines were all developed to fight the first form of the virus that emerged two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So can a third or “booster” dose of those original vaccines make the difference, or has Omicron already outwitted the protection they can give? Fortunately for us, while the contents of the syringe may be identical, a booster is not just more of the same for the immune system. The protection you’re left with after the third dose is bigger, broader, and more memorable than you had before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n