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Mixing different kinds of COVID-19 vaccine might help boost immune responses, but the idea has been slow to catch on. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Giving 2 Doses Of Different COVID-19 Vaccines Could Boost Immune Response

May 5, 2021 • Using two different COVID-19 vaccines is a bit like giving the immune system two pictures of the virus, maybe one face-on and one in profile.

Giving 2 Doses Of Different COVID-19 Vaccines Could Boost Immune Response
Tents of mountaineers are pictured Monday at the Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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COVID-19 Reaches Mount Everest As Nepal Struggles With Record Infections

May 5, 2021 • Climbers are reporting an outbreak at Everest Base Camp in Nepal, where hundreds of climbers assemble as they prepare for summiting the world's tallest peak.