Covid Booster Shots: Questions, Answers, Thoughts — and More Questions

Straight talk on third shots

Tara Haelle
Elemental
Published in
11 min readAug 16, 2021

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Late last Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally authorized the use of a third mRNA vaccine booster shot for people who are immune-compromised. Someone who is immune-compromised does not have a fully working immune system; their immune system is weakened or suppressed in some…

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Tara Haelle
Elemental

Tara Haelle is a science journalist, public speaker, and author of Vaccination Investigation and The Informed Parent. Follow her at @tarahaelle.