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COVID-19 Boosters Were Supposed to Rollout– What Happened?

COVID-19 Boosters Were Supposed to Rollout– What Happened?

Town Square, Houston Public Media, September 20, 2021

Dr. Alan Barrett, director of the Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences at UTMB, was part of an expert panel on the radio program Town Square discussing the future of the COVID-19 booster shots.

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COVID-19 Boosters Were Supposed to Rollout– What Happened?

COVID-19 Boosters Were Supposed to Rollout– What Happened?

Town Square, Houston Public Media, September 20, 2021

Dr. Alan Barrett, director of the Sealy Institute for Vaccine Sciences at UTMB, was part of an expert panel on the radio program Town Square discussing the future of the COVID-19 booster shots.

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The University of Texas Medical Branch established in 1891 as the University of Texas Medical Department, has grown from one building, 23 students and 13 faculty members to a modern health science center with more than 70 major buildings, more than 2,500 students and more than 1,000 faculty. Read more about UTMB»

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