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Coronavirus, COVID, Vaccines

Boost Now or Wait? Many Wonder How Best to Ride Out Covid’s Next Wave

Consistent messaging has been complicated by the different views of leading vaccine scientists. Although physicians like del Rio and Dr. Peter Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine see the value in getting a second booster, Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee, is skeptical it’s needed by anyone but seniors and people who are immunocompromised.

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Coronavirus, Immunology, Vaccines

How does the immune system mobilize in response to a COVID-19 infection or a vaccine? 5 essential reads

We sought out scholars who could take our readers on deep dives into immunology and virology to help demystify these sometimes confusing, conflicting and taxing science-based questions. Here are five stories from The Conversation’s archives that highlight critical insights that we as editors and readers have gained thanks to COVID-19, and that will no doubt continue to be an important part of our pandemic lexicon.