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How much covid protection are transplant recipients really getting
Transplants | Last Active: Jun 9, 2021 | Replies (66)Comment receiving replies
I recently asked the Transplant Team at Mayo Rochester if I should have the antibody test after my second dose of Pfizer. They checked with the Infectious Disease doctor and he said he did not recommend it at this time. It could show that I had no antibodies, but that isn’t the only factor in fighting the virus. There is also Tcell response and other factors that could help me out. So, I continue to be as careful as I was before the vaccine. Also read in a Johns Hopkins report that they’ve found that Transplant recipients are not at higher risk of mortality than those without a transplant. That was encouraging to me.
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@mollyv I have read that a number of times, that we are not at higher risk of mortality. We can catch Covid more easily than others, but if we have it we are not at greater risk of having a more serious case of it. It is some consolation I believe.
I had the antibody test and my antibody number was 13.83 but I'm not really sure how that translates. I hope to learn more at the JH zoom.
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Molly, Thank you for sharing this information. I am going to Rochester for my annual evaluation later this spring, and that is one of the questions on my list.
Like you, I will continue to be as careful as I can be. For 12 years, I have taken every precaution seriously, and will continue to do so. My mantra, is, "It's what we (transplant recipients) do".
Again - Thank you for the encouraging words.