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

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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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 Building on their years of research on other viruses, Iwasaki and her colleagues are working on a new approach to COVID-19 vaccination: administering booster doses via the nose. —

Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for booster dose