Just approved: Evusheld for the pre-exposure prevention of COVID-19

My last Vaccine was 8/16 - how precise in timing do we need to be in getting the 4th dose. I just hope it doesn't stir up my Shingles.

Unfortunately yes. In fact the PCR results came in shortly after I had sent the Evusheld form to my PCP last Monday. I was however very fortunate to receive monoclonal antibodies last Wednesday. I started feeling better on Friday and continue to improve. The nurse said that I should be protected now for around three months.

Let me know if you get the Evusheld.

@pinkpam you will notice that I have moved your post into an very active discussion, also in the Transplant group, where members are discussing the 4th dose.

Where exactly is that?? I'm getting lost in here -ha,ha

@pinkpam, If you scroll backwards to previous page you will see your post about 4th dose of Covid vaccine. The CDC changed the required wait time from 6 weeks after the third dose (for transplant patients) to 5 weeks. I contacted my transplant nurse coordinator when i saw the CDC announcement, and she verified that information for me. I also got a letter via my patient portal from my Mayo transplant team.
I got my 4th dose (Booster) and have had no side effects. I call it a 2 Tylenol experience. Drink enough water that you are well hydrated, and - the nurse who gave me the shot said to gently massaging my arm where you got the injection throughput the day.
Incidentally, I had my 3rd dose on Aug. 16, too!
I don't know about the shingles concern, have you first doses stirred up shingles for you?

Good news story on NPR this morning about Evusheld -
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/25/1075488969/a-drug-that-helps-immunocompromised-people-fight-covid-is-in-short-supply

Astrazenica 's Evusheld has been approved for release and is being sent to State Health Departments for distribution. It is a two shot injection and gives you 6 months of protection (for patients who can't tolerate the Covid vaccine). Florida already has many hospitals and even a CVS pharmacy providing it (go figure). Indiana has 980 units, but info on where to get it is hard to find. Call your local hospital or State Health Dept.

My concern is whether these monoclonal antibodies against the spike protein will worsen my existing autoimmune reaction caused by the Pfizer vaccine. Published research indicates I likely still have spike protein, which was produced by the vaccine, in my white blood cells. That spike protein is the target for the monoclonal antibodies in Evusheld. I talked to my rheumatologist about this issue and she said no one knows how I would react to the Evusheld product (another Emergency Use Authorization). A note of caution for the thousands of us who experienced severe adverse reactions to the Covid vaccines.

@pacer3702, I have autoimmune disease caused peripheral neuropathy, which increased after receiving the Pfizer vaccinations. Unfortunately, I caught Covid last month. I’m a liver transplant recipient, as such I was becoming quite ill. I was fortunate to receive monoclonal antibody treatment. I had a more severe reaction to the treatment however, including increased numbness and pain in my feet and legs, and new numbness in my face.

My antibody test came back. I am >80 for anti-bodies. Funny though, even my PCP couldn’t say what that meant. She did say “It’s good.”