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HAD TWO JABS AND COVID? YOU STILL NEED A BOOSTER

A FEW people have asked me whether they need a booster if they’ve been double-jabbed and then caught Covid.

Well, it’s true to say that people in this situation have been ‘boosted’ by contracting the virus. Studies suggest that two doses of the vaccine, plus infection, gives superior immunity than either thing alone.

But we don’t know how long that immunity lasts, and we don’t know if that is superior to the immunity from three doses (the first two, plus a booster).

Basically, there are so many question marks about this right now that it’s safest just to get the booster. Some might suffer side effects, as with the initial doses, but unlike Covid, they’re pretty harmless.

If you’re in line for a booster, it’s because Covid poses more of a risk to you, so do the sensible thing. Get the jab!

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