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A doctor answers your current COVID questions

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Boosters Are Not Here to Prevent Infection

We don't know exactly how much better it is to match your vaccine to what's circulating right now versus the BA one. The more closely matched your vaccine is to the circulating virus that it may have a slightly, for want of a better word, boostier effect than the previous version. Boosters are not here to prevent you from getting infected. You really should still be doing all the other stuff, the masking, the hand washing, staying home when you're sick.

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