What happened when a man got 217 COVID-19 vaccines

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What happened when a man got 217 COVID-19 vaccines By Alice Park Senior Health Correspondent One man in Germany took the message to get vaccinated to the extreme: he received 217 COVID-19 shots over more than two years. Researchers studied his immune system to learn if such hyper-vaccination would make him super-immune—or damage his ability to defend against infectious diseases. What the scientists found surprised them. READ MORE Share This Story

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