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John Hopkins Webinar on transplant recipients and vaccines
Transplants | Last Active: Jan 13, 2022 | Replies (141)Comment receiving replies
For the benefit of the rest of us with two shots, the transplant community through the Transplant Surgeons and FDA are not recommending a 3rd or 4th shot. It's on their website. But my question is, are you working with you GP or local doc to get the shots or just scheduling an appt with a vac center? And is any of this covered by insurance or is it an out of pocket? Thanks.
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As I looked at the Johns Hopkins study, 30% of the study participants received immunity after the 3rd shot. Additionally France now approved a third shot for compromised patients. I did let my doctors know ( MAYO and local ) that I was planning a third shot. None would recommend it, however I thought it was worth the risk. I just went to my local pharmacy - asked for a shot - and it was given, no charge, no questions asked. My next shot is next week and two weeks after that my local Doctor will run the test to see how much antibody I have. None of this is recommended by any Doctor nor U.S. agency. I just thought it was worth the risk for myself, as locally the Delta variant is concerning and at a nearby hospital the number of Covid patient went from 8 to 20 ( all unvaccinated ) in one week. Hope this helps.