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Immunocompromised people need an additional dose: ACIP cliff notes

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Katelyn Jetelina
Aug 13, 2021
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Yesterday, the FDA authorized immunocompromised an additional dose of the mRNA COVID19 vaccine. They purposefully kept the language very vague: “solid organ transplant recipients or those who are diagnosed with conditions that are considered to have an equivalent level of immunocompromise."

Then, as per usual, the ball went to ACIP for approval. They we…

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