Definition of Booster shot

1. Noun. An additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective.

Exact synonyms: Booster, Booster Dose, Recall Dose
Generic synonyms: Dosage, Dose

Definition of Booster shot

1. Noun. A dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Booster Shot

booshways
boosies
boosing
boost
boost up
boosted
booster
booster amplifier
booster cable
booster cables
booster club
booster dose
booster injection
booster response
booster rocket
booster shot (current term)
booster stations
booster unit
boosterish
boosterism
boosterisms
boosters
boostglide
boosting
boosts
boot
boot-cut
boot-topping
boot-tree
boot block

Literary usage of Booster shot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age Pages (1993)
"But a booster shot is needed every 10 years to keep you protected from these rare but dangerous illnesses. During everyday activities (such as gardening or ..."

2. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age Pages (1993)
"But a booster shot is needed every 10 years to keep you protected from these rare but dangerous illnesses. During everyday activities (such as gardening or ..."

3. Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program: Congressional edited by John Warner (2001)
"A service member must receive six initial shots of the vaccine and an annual booster shot to be protected against the anthrax virus. ..."

4. Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program: Congressional edited by John Warner (2001)
"A service member must receive six initial shots of the vaccine and an annual booster shot to be protected against the anthrax virus. ..."

5. Defense Vaccines: Force Protection Or False Security? edited by Dan Burton (2001)
"With regard to the need for a six-shot regimen and annual booster shot, we did not find any study to determine the optimum number of doses for the current ..."

6. Your Child from One to Six by Richard H. Granger, M.D. (1995)
"These wounds in particular may also require a booster shot for protection against tetanus. If a child is cut in a part of the body where the scar will show ..."

7. Growing Readers: Units Of Study In The Primary Classroom by Kathy Collins (2004)
"... of study on these strategies in December, it is often the case that children can use a reminder, or booster shot, in the form of another focused study. ..."

8. Defense Vaccines: Force Protection Or False Security? edited by Dan Burton (2001)
"With regard to the need for a six-shot regimen and annual booster shot, we did not find any study to determine the optimum number of doses for the current ..."

9. Your Child from One to Six by Richard H. Granger, M.D. (1995)
"These wounds in particular may also require a booster shot for protection against tetanus. If a child is cut in a part of the body where the scar will show ..."

10. Growing Readers: Units Of Study In The Primary Classroom by Kathy Collins (2004)
"... of study on these strategies in December, it is often the case that children can use a reminder, or booster shot, in the form of another focused study. ..."

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