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With efficacy from the Covid vaccine waning over time, when do you expect elderly people will be able to get a second booster? My husband is 7 months out from his booster and has comorbidities including heart disease.
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Is your husband a patient at Mayo? They have announced that they will be contacting people eligible for second booster and having them come in for the shot. I am under the impression that the second shot right now is for immunocompromised people. Has his doctor told him he is immunocompromised?
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Hi Gail,
Here's the guidance about boosters from Mayo Clinic https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine-boosters
"An additional primary shot of a COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for people who are vaccinated and might not have had a strong enough immune response. In contrast, a booster dose is recommended for people who are vaccinated and whose immune response weakened over time. Research suggests that getting a booster dose can decrease your risk of infection and severe illness with COVID-19.
People who have a moderately or severely weakened immune system should get an additional primary shot and a booster shot."
It sounds like your husband qualifies for a second booster or 4th shot now.