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Adam Wheatley, Laboratory Head, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne

Do I need a booster vaccine if I recently had COVID? What if I'm not sure what I had?

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In early 2021, recommendations about COVID vaccines were pretty straightforward – get two doses, as soon as you are eligible. A year later, we knew getting a third dose was important for protection against the new Omicron variant.

Today, though, the situation is far more complex – new updated vaccines are available, the majority of Australians have likely been infected at least once with an Omicron strain, and waves of infection continue to occur.

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