U.S. health officials are working 'as quickly as possible' to authorize a third Covid-19 vaccine shot for those with weakened immune systems, Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
U.S. officials are working quickly to authorize a third Covid-19 vaccine shot for Americans with weakened immune systems, White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
It is clear now that immunosuppressed populations – which includes patients living with cancer, HIV or those who have had organ transplants – in general do not produce an adequate immune response after receiving two doses of a Covid vaccine, Fauci said. Four small studies cited by the CDC last month showed that 16% to 80% of people with weakened immune systems didn't have detectable antibodies to fight Covid after two shots. Among immunosuppressed patients who had no detectable antibody response, 33% to 50% developed an antibody response after receiving an additional dose, according to the CDC.
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