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Should you get a new Covid-19 booster? If so, when?

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A booster is supposed to strengthen immune system memory, adding to protection against serious illness from the ever-mutating virus. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

These are the question many people will ask as booster shots that target currently circulating omicron strains become available to a population with widely varying risks and levels of immunity.

Here are some things to know:

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