Boosters for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine recipients are going out after getting the regulatory green light late last week.
Under the current emergency use authorizations, at-risk groups who got Pfizer's or Moderna's vaccine can get boosters at least six months after their second doses. Any adult who got Johnson & Johnson can get a booster two months after their single dose.
But those who had breakthrough COVID-19 infections after becoming fully vaccinated might want to wait a bit longer before scheduling their booster dose.
Dr. David Priest, an infectious disease specialist with Novant Health, said that is because those people would have protection from vaccination, plus boosted immunity from the infection.
"Getting COVID is going to increase your neutralizing antibodies again because your memory B cells get activated again," Priest said.
Priest also said, the more severe the infection, the stronger the immunity would be.
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