booster dose
noun
plural booster doses
: a supplementary dose of a therapeutic agent designed to increase the effectiveness of one or more previously administered doses
I take 162 mg a day, as well as a booster dose of 325 mg (one regular aspirin) once every two weeks instead of my usual dose.—
Andrew Weil
Andrew Weil
especially
: booster shot
Kansas providers are beginning to make plans for distributing thousands of COVID-19 booster doses, with the federal government indicating residents will begin getting those shots starting next month. —Andrew Bahl
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In the spring of 2022, officials authorized a second booster dose after the initial fall rollout.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
And California officials require a booster dose for students entering seventh grade.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
On top of existing vaccine requirements for school-age children, the new rule mandates the vaccine against meningitis, a disease affecting the brain and spinal cord, for students entering seventh grade and a booster dose for eligible students entering 12th grade, according to DHS.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024
The vaccine was also approved as a booster dose after completing a primary series of Vaxzevria or an mRNA vaccine.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
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Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
And California officials require a booster dose for students entering seventh grade.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
On top of existing vaccine requirements for school-age children, the new rule mandates the vaccine against meningitis, a disease affecting the brain and spinal cord, for students entering seventh grade and a booster dose for eligible students entering 12th grade, according to DHS.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024
The vaccine was also approved as a booster dose after completing a primary series of Vaxzevria or an mRNA vaccine.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 9 May 2024
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booster dose
noun
: a supplementary dose of a therapeutic agent designed to increase the effectiveness of one or more previously administered doses
When possible, the drug [prednisone] was administered every other day, with booster doses during hemolytic crises.—Russell E. Ware et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
Russell E. Ware et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
especially
: booster shot
… vaccines may have to receive a booster dose every five years after the original series. —Marsha F. Goldsmith, The Journal of the American Medical Association
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