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March 29, 2022

US FDA Approves Extra Booster For Adults 50+ and the Immunocompromised

Health Policy Vaccines
Jennifer Beam Dowd Ph.D.
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD

NEWS: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a “2nd booster” of Pfizer or Moderna vaccines for adults over age 50. Key points: A 4th dose is authorized for anyone 50 and over who received a booster of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine more than 4 months ago. An additional booster (a 5th dose) is Read more…

March 29, 2022

If an unvaccinated person gets blood from a vaccinated person, will the vaccine transfer?

Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH

Q: If an unvaccinated person gets blood from a vaccinated person, will the vaccine transfer? A: No. If an unvaccinated person gets a blood transfusion from a vaccinated donor, the unvaccinated person does not become vaccinated. That’s true for COVID-19 vaccines and all other vaccines, too. Not even if the blood donation happens right after Read more…

March 29, 2022

¿Qué significa estar inmunodeprimido?

Biology/Immunity Posts en Español
Sandra Albrecht Ph.D. MPH
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH

➡️ En pocas palabras, si estás inmunodeprimido significa que tu sistema inmunitario no funciona con normalidad. No puede distinguir cuándo una célula es dañina o no, por lo que no realiza una respuesta inmune (es decir, no puede combatir una infección). Así que para estar inmunodeprimido, el sistema inmunológico de alguien: 1) 🦠 No detecta Read more…

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