No, Fully Vaccinated People Shouldn't Go Get An Extra Vaccine Dose [View all]

MSN/WUSA-9 TV, 'Verify,' CBS News, July 29, 2021.

It's been more than 8 months since the first doses of the life-saving COVID-19 vaccines were first administered, and health officials have repeatedly reassured that the vaccines remain effective, and that they have not seen a drop-off in protection.

But that hasn't stopped the steady flow of questions coming to the Verify team, especially as the more transmissible Delta variant spreads across the country. "My husband I got the Johnson & Johnson shot; can we go and get the Pfizer shot due to a stronger virus that's coming out?" one viewer wrote in an email. "We want to make sure we are safe."

Another viewer wrote: "I received both doses of the Pfizer vaccine in January. Can I get a Moderna dose now as an extra precaution, especially against Delta variant?" Let's Verify. THE QUESTION: If I'm already fully vaccinated, should I take an additional "booster" dose from another brand, in order to get extra protection?

OUR SOURCES: - Dr. Linda Nabha, an infectious diseases specialist at University of Pittsburgh; Dr. Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security; Dr. William Schaffner, Professor of Preventative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

THE ANSWER: No.

WHAT WE KNOW:...

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