Fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Does it still contribute any additional immunoprotection?
A second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is a widely discussed issue globally. This letter to the editor describes on possible additional immunoprotection due to the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine. According to the modeling study, it can demonstrate that the fourth dosage of COVID-19 vaccination c...
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| author | Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, PhD Viroj Wiwanitkit, MD |
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| description | A second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is a widely discussed issue globally. This letter to the editor describes on possible additional immunoprotection due to the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine. According to the modeling study, it can demonstrate that the fourth dosage of COVID-19 vaccination can still provide extra immunoprotection in case that previous doses are not the highly effective COVID-19 vaccines. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7b4cd99aa6c4d60b8520e217955832b2022-12-22T00:56:56ZengElsevierJournal of Taibah University Medical Sciences1658-36122022-06-01173533536Fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Does it still contribute any additional immunoprotection?Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, PhD0Viroj Wiwanitkit, MD1Private Academic Consultant Center, Bangkok, Thailand; Corresponding address: Private Academic Consultant Center, Bangkok, Thailand.Deparment of Community Medicine, Dr DY Patil University, Pune, IndiaA second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is a widely discussed issue globally. This letter to the editor describes on possible additional immunoprotection due to the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine. According to the modeling study, it can demonstrate that the fourth dosage of COVID-19 vaccination can still provide extra immunoprotection in case that previous doses are not the highly effective COVID-19 vaccines.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658361222000798Booster doseCOVID-19FourthVaccine |
| spellingShingle | Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, PhD Viroj Wiwanitkit, MD Fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Does it still contribute any additional immunoprotection? Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences Booster dose COVID-19 Fourth Vaccine |
| title | Fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Does it still contribute any additional immunoprotection? |
| title_full | Fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Does it still contribute any additional immunoprotection? |
| title_fullStr | Fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Does it still contribute any additional immunoprotection? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Does it still contribute any additional immunoprotection? |
| title_short | Fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine: Does it still contribute any additional immunoprotection? |
| title_sort | fourth dose of covid 19 vaccine does it still contribute any additional immunoprotection |
| topic | Booster dose COVID-19 Fourth Vaccine |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658361222000798 |
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