Okay, it’s final. Phew. And I promise I didn’t leave early. It’s recommended that you get a third Pfizer dose if you’re in one of the following groups: 65+ years Long term care residents 50-64 years with underlying condition 18-49 years with underlying conditions are recommended to weigh their individual benefits with risks
I've been trying to find what is considered "underlying conditions". Is it still the same for those at risk for severe COVID as before? For example, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity ( a large part of this country). Or is it simply some sort of immune deficiency? When we were waiting for vaccines, when they were first release, it seemed a large swath of the population was eligible once those over 65 vaccinated. Thanks.
Most of the teachers here have already been vaccinated for over 6 months. They need 3rd shots so there are fewer cases at schools where there are children who cant yet be vaccinated!!
I'll go out on a limb: ACIP blew it. Although not necessarily a votable question, the FDA panel found, unanimously, that high-risk occupations should also receive a booster, and if the literature on absolute and relative titers that I'm reading is accurate, especially since we do not have great data on just how fast and effective cellular immune response is overall (the timeline's not right to have good data on breakthrough cases in that regard), increasing vaccine-conferred humoral immunity makes sense right now.
This all just better be cover for "we're waiting to see what happens in Israel and the UK." However, at the very least, healthcare workers over 40 should be getting boosters right now; they're all beyond 6 months. That's just insane.
When I heard that 20% of health care workers are not vaccinated in my blue city in a blue state with decent vaccination rate, I was horrified. Due to state regulations, they will all have to be vaccinated soon. I have no strong opinion on a booster for health care workers, but I do think priority should be put on those who have had no vaccinations at all.
To clarify, this is a third priming dose as opposed to a booster?
As a nurse who was fully vaccinated with Moderna, I’m not at all concerned about not having access to a third dose, nor would I be disappointed not to be included for a Pfizer third dose. The vaccines continue to be highly effective in preventing severe disease, hospitalization, and death. I find it unfortunate that we’ve led people to expect another dose when the data don’t clearly support it. That expectation seems to have influenced the committee’s decisions.
If the risk of transmission for HCWs is in the community and not in the work setting, it makes sense to include us in the community categories we fall under.
As of today, CA still allows "self-testify" about immune-compromised status for Dose #3 of both Moderna & Pfizer. Wonder if this option will disappear?
individual benefit and risk
In a way it's a form of point 3 "Individual benefit and risk (i.e. shared decision making) and many continue to take advantage of it.
I've been trying to find what is considered "underlying conditions". Is it still the same for those at risk for severe COVID as before? For example, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity ( a large part of this country). Or is it simply some sort of immune deficiency? When we were waiting for vaccines, when they were first release, it seemed a large swath of the population was eligible once those over 65 vaccinated. Thanks.
Most of the teachers here have already been vaccinated for over 6 months. They need 3rd shots so there are fewer cases at schools where there are children who cant yet be vaccinated!!
I'll go out on a limb: ACIP blew it. Although not necessarily a votable question, the FDA panel found, unanimously, that high-risk occupations should also receive a booster, and if the literature on absolute and relative titers that I'm reading is accurate, especially since we do not have great data on just how fast and effective cellular immune response is overall (the timeline's not right to have good data on breakthrough cases in that regard), increasing vaccine-conferred humoral immunity makes sense right now.
This all just better be cover for "we're waiting to see what happens in Israel and the UK." However, at the very least, healthcare workers over 40 should be getting boosters right now; they're all beyond 6 months. That's just insane.
When I heard that 20% of health care workers are not vaccinated in my blue city in a blue state with decent vaccination rate, I was horrified. Due to state regulations, they will all have to be vaccinated soon. I have no strong opinion on a booster for health care workers, but I do think priority should be put on those who have had no vaccinations at all.
Thank you for an excellent summary.
To clarify, this is a third priming dose as opposed to a booster?
As a nurse who was fully vaccinated with Moderna, I’m not at all concerned about not having access to a third dose, nor would I be disappointed not to be included for a Pfizer third dose. The vaccines continue to be highly effective in preventing severe disease, hospitalization, and death. I find it unfortunate that we’ve led people to expect another dose when the data don’t clearly support it. That expectation seems to have influenced the committee’s decisions.
If the risk of transmission for HCWs is in the community and not in the work setting, it makes sense to include us in the community categories we fall under.
As of today, CA still allows "self-testify" about immune-compromised status for Dose #3 of both Moderna & Pfizer. Wonder if this option will disappear?
individual benefit and risk
In a way it's a form of point 3 "Individual benefit and risk (i.e. shared decision making) and many continue to take advantage of it.