Question
How long will protection from the COVID-19 vaccine last?
22 December 2020. Related: All topics, COVID-19.
Answer
This will only be known with more time.
Protection should last for at least a year and hopefully a lot longer.
Some vaccines, for example hepatitis B and tetanus only need a boost every ten years. Other vaccines, like the flu, need to be given every year because the virus changes and adapts.
It is not clear yet how often coronavirus vaccines will be needed.
This is one of more than 65 questions about COVID vaccines. It was produced by and for people living with HIV.
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