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Anyone living with Essential Thrombocythemia with JAK2?
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Wondering what the risk factors are for ET patients who get the flu/an effection. I'm in my 70"s. Anyone have any experiences?
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@claire1776
On my 78th birthday last year, I got Covid for the first time, and it was bad. But I did not take Paxlovid, I just toughed it out, and I'm still here to for my 79th birthday next month. I was always getting flu shots, and all the other vaccines...........but this year I did not get any. Not making a recommendation just reporting my experience.
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@claire1776
While I'm grateful to HU for relieving my ET fatigue and headaches, I know it also lowers my resistance to infections.
So I wear a mask when I have to be around a lot of people in indoor settings. I also use hand sanitizer frequently.
Most of all, I keep my flu and Covid vaccinations current. My oncologist assured me that these vaccines, being inactive rather than live, are safe for me.