When It Comes to SARS-CoV-2 Clearance, People Who Are Immunocompromised Are Not All Alikedoi:10.1001/jama.2024.1014SARS-CoV-2This Medical News story discusses a recent study that found people who are immunocompromised clear SARS-CoV-2 at varying rates.Rubin, Rita...
There are a few caveats. Vaccinated people who are immunocompromised should talk to their doctor before getting rid of their masks, Walensky said. Certain settings will still require a mask, including health care settings, public transit, and on planes or trains. And if someone develops symptoms,...
Additional doses of the vaccine in the small group of participants who received them were safe and well-tolerated and induced higher immune responses. The CDC now recommends that people who are immunocompromised, including those with cancer, as well as older patients, receive additional doses of ...
For more information about COVID-19 vaccines for people who are immunocompromised, see the American Society of Hematology’sFrequently Asked Questions.
"To reduce the risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes, vaccinated people ages 65 years and older, people who are immunocompromised or who have other underlying conditions should receive chronic disease management care, take precautions to reduce exposure, such as wearing a mask and physical distancing,...
"I'm concerned. I'm especially concerned about who I'll sit next to and if they'll be willing to wear a mask," Gretchen Musa said. She is one of 7 million Americans who are immunocompromised. But despite the risks, Musa is going to stick with her plans to visit her grandparents,...
The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, including for people living with HIV (PWH) (Plummer and Pavia, 2021), and vaccine uptake is critically important for vulnerable populations such as PWH (Hiv, 2021) and people who inject drugs (PWID). PWH who are immunocompromised are more ...
Six months after their first shot, people 65 and older and those who are immunocompromised should receive a second dose of thevaccinesthat rolled out this fall, according to new guidance approved by avaccineadvisory panel and backed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control andPreventionon Wednesd...
Six months after their first shot, people 65 and older and those who are immunocompromised should receive a second dose of the vaccines that rolled out this fall, according to new guidance approved by a vaccine advisory panel and backed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
For more information about COVID-19 vaccines for people who are immunocompromised, see the American Society of Hematology'sFrequently Asked Questions. More information:Lindsey E Roeker et al. Worldwide Examination of Patients with CLL Hospitalized for COVID-19,Blood(2021).DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-...