Third dose of COVID vaccine in India - with Prof Sanjay Verma




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Summary: <p>Prof Sanjay Verma is one of the top young vaccine experts in India </p> <p>Here are a few questions that he tries to answer today, about the precautionary / booster dose of the COVID vaccine as recommended by the Govt of India for us.</p> <p>I apologize for the poor audio quality, and also want you to be aware that this is slightly technical stuff, sometimes :)</p> <p>Why is it being suggested?<br> Is the immunity really going down?<br> Will it really prevent infections?<br> With two doses we are already seeing little hospitalizations, so does it add much?<br> Who should get it?<br> Priming and boosting?<br> Interchangeability of brands?<br> What happens if someone gets COVID just before the vaccine?<br> Would it be better to wait at least a year, Or for a vaccine against the new variants, like influenza?<br> Final words, have you taken it?</p> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaurav-gupta6/message