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John Hopkins Webinar on transplant recipients and vaccines

Transplants | Last Active: Jan 13, 2022 | Replies (141)

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@kedwards73

Wish I could be of more help but here’s what I know-
A number is provided along with a “positive” or “negative” comment. The issue is there isn’t an agreed standard developed about how much the number should be to actually indicate relative potency, IOTH is 200 enough or is 2000 what you want? The test only tested for one of three variables indicating the human body’s response- there are two forms of antibodies and T-cells. This test only measured one of the three.
The vaccine efficacy doesn’t have an agreed standard on effecting the virus, from what I understand. So having antibodies on one of the tests doesn’t measure your development of the other antibodies or T-cells. Hopkins had discussed other tests on those two elements but I don’t think it went anywhere.
One other interesting fact- as I recall, 40% of the immune suppressed population didn’t develop any antibodies from the vaccine in their study. They solicited some of those folks to take a third shot and that third dose resulted in those folks getting antibodies (hurray)!
So, it is all interesting and I feel so grateful to have stumbled into the study snd following results.
Again, my recall isn’t so great these days but I think that was the gist of it all😀!
If I was curious, being immune suppressed and vaccinated, I believe I would avail myself of the Labcorp route, just to know.
Take care!

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Thank you @kedwards73 for such a caring, thorough and knowledgeable response! I am going to take your advice and contact Labcorp. Thank you again!