Before you take the Covid-19 booster shot, watch this.
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00:00It might be possible that you have to take more booster doses in the future
00:04The concept of booster dose is not new, it is an age-old concept
00:08Picture is still remaining, my friend
00:24The composition of booster dose is same as the first dose and second dose
00:28which was taken for Covishield or Covaxin
00:35The concept of booster dose is not new, it is an age-old concept
00:39We have to take booster dose for different diseases
00:58We have to take booster dose for adequate amount of protection
01:02Side effects of the booster dose are flu-like symptoms
01:08just like headache, fever and cough
01:11These symptoms are mild in nature and are short-lived
01:14These symptoms are experienced by only 8-10% of the general population after taking the booster dose
01:25Government of India has not yet mandated booster dose for general population
01:30If you have taken 2 doses of Covid vaccine and not taken booster dose
01:35then still you will be considered as fully vaccinated
01:42If you are infected with Covid-19, then your body is only immune for that specific strain
01:47But as Covid-19 virus keeps on mutating
01:50then it is necessary to take Covid-19 vaccine for multiple strains and wide-ranging protection
02:00Inter-vaccine interval depends on number of factors
02:03like manufacturing brand, state policies
02:06and this interval varies between 2 months to 9 months
02:10like FDA has approved booster dose of Pfizer and Moderna on 4-month interval
02:15But if we talk about Indian vaccine like Covishield or Covaxin
02:21then according to the current Indian guidelines and different trials
02:25its booster dose is best effective on 9-month interval
02:31Yes, this might be possible that you have to take more Covid vaccine booster dose in future
02:36like FDA has approved second Covid booster dose of Pfizer and Moderna in immunocompromised patients
02:43like cancer patients, HIV patients
02:45But at present, single shot booster dose is enough for healthy individuals
02:55According to Indian scenario, if you have taken first 2 doses of Covishield
02:59then you have to take booster dose of Covishield only
03:02But FDA has approved mixed-match theory for 3 vaccines
03:07that is Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson
03:10means if you have taken first 2 doses of Moderna
03:13then you can take booster dose of Pfizer
03:15There are many trials according to which mixed-match theory is more effective