(Trends Wide) — According to the latest guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the fourth dose of the covid-19 vaccine may begin this week for the severely immunosuppressed.
In early August, the agency recommended that a third dose of an mRNA vaccine be added to the primary vaccination regimen for the severely immunocompromised. Later in October, the CDC went on to recommend a booster dose for severely immunocompromised individuals starting at age 12, at least six months after the third primary vaccination.
But the CDC has recently moved to recommending boosters five months after the primary shots. For immunocompromised people, this means a fourth vaccine will be available for some as early as this week, five months after the third vaccine is licensed.
According to CDC data, more than 2 million people received an additional dose in the first week it was authorized, beginning August 13.
Vaccination rates right now are generally lower than earlier in the pandemic, but the average number of people starting, getting fully vaccinated, or getting a booster dose has increased in recent days.
(Trends Wide) — According to the latest guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the fourth dose of the covid-19 vaccine may begin this week for the severely immunosuppressed.
In early August, the agency recommended that a third dose of an mRNA vaccine be added to the primary vaccination regimen for the severely immunocompromised. Later in October, the CDC went on to recommend a booster dose for severely immunocompromised individuals starting at age 12, at least six months after the third primary vaccination.
But the CDC has recently moved to recommending boosters five months after the primary shots. For immunocompromised people, this means a fourth vaccine will be available for some as early as this week, five months after the third vaccine is licensed.
According to CDC data, more than 2 million people received an additional dose in the first week it was authorized, beginning August 13.
Vaccination rates right now are generally lower than earlier in the pandemic, but the average number of people starting, getting fully vaccinated, or getting a booster dose has increased in recent days.
