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People who have had COVID-19 might need only one coronavirus vaccine dose
People who have previously had COVID-19 may only need one shot of a coronavirus vaccine to be protected, according to new research.
But experts say all Australians — regardless of whether they’ve been infected or not — should still get two doses.
Key points:
- Two studies suggest people who’ve previously had coronavirus develop antibodies that help protect them against being reinfected
- Two-dose vaccinations prompt a similar response to people who’ve previously been infected with COVID-19
- We still don’t know how long the protection by antibodies or COVID-19 vaccines will remain effective
The study, published this month by The Journal of the American Medical Association, found people who have already had COVID-19 — even those who didn’t…
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