Research suggests third shot of AstraZeneca vaccine 'could be effective booster'

In the preprint study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, some 90 people received a third dose of the vaccine, which was well-tolerated in terms of side-effects

New research suggests that a third shot of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine could be an effective booster jab without the need for tweaks. File Picture: Yui Mok/PA

A third shot of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine could be an effective booster jab without the need for tweaks, new research suggests.

An Oxford University study found that giving people a third dose more than six months after their second led to a substantial rise in antibodies and increased the body’s T-cell ability to fight coronavirus, including its variants.