Study suggests persons who recover from COVID-19 may need one vaccine dose
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By Sola Ogundipe
Those who have had COVID-19 may only need one vaccine dose, a new study suggests People who have recovered from COVID-19 had a robust antibody response after the first mRNA vaccine dose, but a little immune benefit after the second dose, according to new research from the Penn Institute of Immunology.
The findings, published in Science Immunology, suggest only a single vaccine dose may be needed to produce a sufficient antibody response.
The team found that those who did not have COVID-19 called COVID naïve did not have a full immune response until after receiving their second vaccine dose, reinforcing the importance of completing the two recommended doses for achieving strong levels of immunity.
Penn study finds that people who recovered from COVID-19 may only need one dose of the vaccine
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One vaccine dose may be enough for people who had COVID-19, Penn research shows
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