BREAKING: Immunocompromised Americans will be able to get a third shot of either of the mRNA vaccines, Pfizer or Moderna, the FDA announced late Thursday.
The booster will be targeted specifically for people who did not have an ideal immune response to their initial vaccines, which has proven to be the case for many cancer patients, transplant recipients, people with HIV and people on immunosuppressant drugs."That encompasses a relatively small proportion of the population, around 3% or so of people would fall into that category," Dr.
But Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows that a booster shot could increase antibodies in an immunocompromised person by up to 50%.Dr. Pablo Sanchez, a member of the CDC's expert advisory panel that will vote Friday on the details of exactly who should get the third dose and when, said he supported at least allowing immunocompromised Americans to get boosters while the CDC continues to monitor the data.
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