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Booster after getting COVID vaccine produced in China

Posted by echo2022 @echo2022, Jan 19, 2022

I got two shots of China vaccine more than six months ago, and now I’m trying to decide which vaccine get next:
1. Completely disregard the Chinese shots, and just start with the first Pfizer shot of the primary series. If so, should I be getting three shots since I’m a liver transplant patient?
2. If I consider the two Chinese shots, would I be getting the third primary shot now, and then continuing with the booster next?
3. Would I consider the two Chinese shots as the primary series, and now I would be starting with the booster shot.

I’m just trying to understand the timing of my shots, and what to tell the people who give me the shots so I can have a clear plan.

Also, I’m wondering if there are any additional precautions I should take in terms of side effects.

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Ginger, Volunteer Mentor | @gingerw | Feb 9, 2022
In reply to @echo2022 "UCI is University of California at Irvine. My PCP is in UCI health. I think the..." + (show)
@echo2022

UCI is University of California at Irvine. My PCP is in UCI health. I think the specialist I made an appointment in April is just a Gastroenterology. It's not correct, right? I should look for ones in Transplant Hepatology in transplant center. Do I need my PCP to make a referral or I can directly call them to make an appointment? I started to have a fever again and have a runny nose now. I worry about it now. I usually need to live in the hospital if I have a fever in China.

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@echo2022 My suggestion is to contact your primary care doctor, and ask what transplant center they align with. You will see from the link I sent you earlier, there is a transplant center associated with UC Irvine, so it would physically be close to you.

Please let me know how this turns out for you, if you are able to contact someone to look in to your situation. As a transplant recipient, it is always a good idea to have a medical team nearby for you! I hope you are feeling better today.
Ginger

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