Some SARS-CoV-2 vaccination schedules require booster shots. What does this mean for protection against SARS-CoV-2?
Leading experts Professor Peter Openshaw from Imperial College London and Professor Helen Fletcher from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine address issues surrounding vaccine dosing schedules and vaccine efficacy.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly changing situation: the content of this video was correct at time of recording in March 2021.
For more answers to your questions on the immune response and COVID-19, follow the links below:
How do the COVID-19 vaccines work? https://youtu.be/L-CkLjzoHDY
Do the COVID-19 vaccines protect against the SARS-CoV-2 variants? https://youtu.be/9hdxhIlFIts
How long are people expected to be protected from COVID-19 following vaccination? https://youtu.be/zAKT_cVytoo
If I have already had COVID-19 and recovered, do I need to get vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 infection? https://youtu.be/bMb6L2zTynQ
What do we know about immune protection against SARS-CoV-2? https://youtu.be/VJGNrW3vsuQ
Professor Fletcher and Professor Openshaw are members of the Global T cell Expert Consortium (GTEC). The GTEC is a community of experts in T cell and vaccine research, epidemiology and global public health that aims to be the leading voice for T cell expertise during and beyond the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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The GTEC was founded and is supported by Oxford Immunotec Ltd.
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Professor Helen Fletcher is a Professor of Immunology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK. Follow Professor Fletcher on Twitter @FletcherHelen.
Professor Peter Openshaw is a Professor of Experimental Medicine at the National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK. Follow Professor Openshaw on Twitter @p_openshaw. Professor Openshaw of Imperial College London is participating in this video series, independently via Imperial Consultants.
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