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When do you recommend getting the booster shot?Articles aren't clear. In my area, boosters are already being given at drug stores and super markets. My doctor says wait until Sept.20, get the flu shot first. If you have an underlying cause, why not receive shot now if proper time has elapsed? Also, there's an article on kidney disease in today's NY Times. This seems to be a major underlying cause that no one is
mentioning and is fairly common. Shouldn't this disease be added to the list. My nephrologist and primary care doctors didn't say one word about kidney disease. It did, however, come to my mind since kidneys are taxed by any bad disease. In addition, the Mayo Clinic is
perhaps the top hospital in the United States, why aren't you vociferously advocating for vaccinations? This remains a mystery. I understand that hospitals don't take part in the playground of politics, but this disease is serious business. It's time for the medical community
to pose a unified front. We don't need places to preserve bodies, we need places to keep hearts beating. Mayo is one of great clinics
Why not consider organizing with other major clinics and make unified statements,PSA's, write twitter? School is starting---for everyone:
The Time IS NOW.
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Mayo Clinic lists kidney disease as a condition that puts people at higher risk for serious symptoms from COVID-19 infection and recommends people with kidney disease get vaccinated and follow COVID safe practices.
- COVID-19: Who's at higher risk of serious symptoms? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-who-is-at-risk/art-20483301
I also found this journal article
- COVID-19 vaccines and kidney disease https://www.nature.com/articles/s41581-021-00406-6
Excerpt:
"Patients with kidney diseases should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination and the available data suggest that replication-defective viral-vectored vaccines and mRNA vaccines are safe to use. As vaccine responses are likely to be lower in patients with kidney diseases than in the general population, highly potent vaccines should be preferred."
Petunia, if you have kidney disease, I invite you to join the discussions in the Kidney & Bladder group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/kidney-conditions/
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Hi Petunia,
Please see Mayo Clinic's guidance, evidence-based information and up to the minutes news about COVID-19 and vaccinations in these comprehensive and regularly updated resources:
- Mayo Clinic COVID-19 website https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19
- Mayo Clinic News Network: COVID-19 https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/category/covid-19/
- Podcasts featuring Mayo Clinic experts https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/podcasts/
- Post-COVID Recovery expert blog https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/post-covid-recovery/
Regarding COVID vaccine boosters, see these resources:
- What you need to know about COVID-19 booster shots (Aug 20, 2021) https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-you-need-to-know-about-covid-19-booster-shots/
- Don’t get COVID-19 booster vaccine too soon (Aug 23, 2021) https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dont-get-covid-19-booster-vaccine-too-soon/
- Breaking down the booster terminology for COVID-19 vaccines (Aug 18, 2021) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/podcasts/newsfeed-post/breaking-down-the-booster-terminology-for-covid-19-vaccines/