Wash U researchers find COVID-19 boosters add protection from future viruses

Your immune system has a memory, which can be both a good and bad thing.

When it comes to COVID-19 boosters, scientists at Washington University recently discovered that the body isn’t just "remembering" its previous vaccines – it uses that memory to fight viruses it hasn't met yet.

On this episode of St. Louis on the Air, Dr. Michael Diamond, lead author of a new study in the journal Nature, discussed the workings of vaccine “imprinting” and what his lab’s research can tell us about the future of COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.