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COVID-19 and Transplant Patients
Transplants | Last Active: Mar 6, 2021 | Replies (459)Comment receiving replies
The UK is to begin clinical trials of a new coronavirus antibody treatment aimed at people with a weakened immune system who cannot be vaccinated.
Developed by drugs giant AstraZeneca, the trial aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a combination of two long-acting monoclonal antibodies – man-made proteins that act like natural human antibodies in the immune system.
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-12-03/covid-can-pregnant-and-immunocompromised-people-get-the-pfizer-vaccine-who-cant-get-the-jab-and-why
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@zon I was very discouraged and frankly, depressed, this week when I read that the vaccine was not being recommended for people on immunosuppressants. We were actually thinking that those of us with compromised immune systems would have some priority but my hopes were dashed with this news.
My husband is isolating to an extreme and expects the same from me. He says I can do what I want but if by that one in a million chance, taking precautions, I was to catch Covid and pass it to him I could never forgive myself if I did survive it. It's not as if I want to do anything extreme, I would simply like to do a couple of very low-risk things like go to the supermarket very early when it was still very empty. Things of that nature. We are having EVERYTHING delivered and now that we cannot visit with friends outside due to the temperatures, I am having a very hard time, it's like being in prison. It looks as if I will have to continue living like this for the foreseeable future. I believe what I read was that it will be at least close to the end of 2021 before immunosuppressed patients MAY be able to get the vaccine.
JK