An additional dose is administered to people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems. Depending on the original series given, some details will vary. Please review the additional dose eligibility information and talk to your health care provider if you are not sure if you meet these guidelines. If you are not sure whether you fit into any of these categories, please contact your medical provider.
If you originally received the Moderna or Pfizer COVID vaccine, you can get an additional dose when it has been at least 28 days since your second shot. No, you can mix and match brands. If you get the Moderna booster, you will receive half of the original Moderna dose. Please be sure to confirm this with the person giving you this shot. You are 18 years old or older, and live in a long-term care facility have an underlying medical condition that could put you at higher risk for severe COVID What is an additional dose of the coronavirus vaccine?
What is the difference between a booster and an additional dose? Did you have a good immune response to begin with or an insufficient response? Just because we say that a third dose may be important or necessary, may not mean that everybody should get it within a certain short timeframe. For some people, especially healthy people, sometimes a longer interval between the second and the third may be more beneficial.
And we will ask people to respect that recommended interval because that is based on science. If you think two is good, three is obviously better. But sometimes timing is an important factor, not just the number of doses. One additional point about the FDA update on October 20 is clearing booster recipients to receive any of the three available vaccines regardless of which vaccine they originally received.
For other vaccines that have been around for years or decades, we have what we call correlates of immunity. We know that if we measure for a certain type of antibody, it tells us that you have enough of a response. Vaccinated in April; how did they do? Vaccinated in June; how did they do? You make some assumptions based on how the different groups have actually behaved over time. The big wrench in that whole scenario is the fact that delta strain came on the scene at the same time people were being vaccinated in June.
In which case, should we think of it more like the flu vaccine, where every year we give you a slightly different type of vaccine to meet the strain? For immune-compromised folks who are now eligible to get their third dose, absolutely, we would recommend that you go ahead and schedule that and get yourself a third dose. But as is true for anybody else who happens to be vaccinated, we still have to maintain precautions. A third dose is recommended for moderately to severely immunocompromised people who have completed a two-dose series of an mRNA vaccine.
What is the difference between a third dose and a booster shot? Schedule now Booster doses Why are booster doses recommended? What are the criteria for booster doses? The recommendation covers: people 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should receive a booster shot.
What are the criteria for a third dose? Moderately to severely immunocompromised people meet any of the following criteria: Receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood.
Received an organ transplant and are taking medicine to suppress the immune system. Received a stem cell transplant within the past two years or are taking medicine to suppress the immune system. Have moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency such as DiGeorge syndrome or Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Have advanced or untreated HIV infection.
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