Why Is A Booster Dose Necessary? At a press briefing on Thursday, Union Health Ministry officials said that on booster doses, their priority was clear.
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The move will allow Jamaicans 18 years and older to receive a booster dose of AstraZeneca once they are fully vaccinated.
Samples from 41 individuals who had received 3 doses of ChAdOx1-S were included.
A third dose also resulted in higher neutralising activity against the Alpha, Beta, and Delta variants, compared with a two-dose regimen.
In the trial, the third dose of Vaxzevria was less reactogenic than the first dose.
At 28 days, all booster results were similar.
Researchers in the study said that policymakers should establish criteria for choosing which booster vaccines to use, based on immunological considerations, known side-effect profiles, in-country availability, and ultimately, what level of boost is sufficient in the context of national strategic disease control objectives.