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. 2022 Jan-Feb:45:102246.
doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102246. Epub 2021 Dec 21.

The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variant (Omicron) and increasing calls for COVID-19 vaccine boosters-The debate continues

Naushad Ahmad Khan  1 , Hassan Al-Thani  2 , Ayman El-Menyar  3
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The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variant (Omicron) and increasing calls for COVID-19 vaccine boosters-The debate continues

Naushad Ahmad Khan et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2022 Jan-Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: Booster dose; Emerging viruses; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; Variant of concern.

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