The Booster Shot’s Been Updated. Experts Explain What It Is and Who Should Get It | NBC 10 Boston

CEID Interim Director Dr. David Hamer joined  NBC Boston’s “COVID Q&A” segment to share insights on bivalent booster shots.

“…The bivalent shots target both the original coronavirus strain and the currently circulating omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.

‘It’s meant to give protection against both the original virus simulated strains but also omicron-related subvariants,’ Hamer said. ‘It’s complicated, because a lot of the studies look at neutralizing the antibodies and how effective they are at neutralizing the virus in vitro, but I think both of these help strengthen cell-mediated immunity against the virus, which we suspect is important for preventing more severe disease, hospitalization and sort of longer-term protection.’

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