Is Boosting the Antibody Response a Good Thing?

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Vaccines were created to protect people from severe illness and death. Scientists are relatively confident boosters could do a lot of good is in people that have a specific reason they may not have had as strong a reaction to the first two doses of a vaccine. In those cases, it looks like boosters could be really usefuli think you know, we're not sure how much more booster would help.

Several wealthy nations have announced plans to give third vaccine doses in a bid to help increase the protection of their most vulnerable citizens - but the science is not clear on whether this strategy will be effective or indeed necessary. Meanwhile with limited vaccine supplies - billions around the world still have no access to vaccines at all. In this episode of Coronapod we discuss the science of boosters, the stark reality of vaccine disparity and what this means for the future of the pandemic.

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