WASHINGTON( BLOOMBERG)-US regulators have cleared giving a third Covid-19 vaccine dose to people with weakened immune systems in an effort to improve protection for those with impaired responses to standard shots. The authorisation applies to both Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, with organ transplant recipients or those whose immune systems are similarly compromised covered, the US Food and Drug Administration's( FDA) said in a statement late on Thursday( Aug 12). Other fully vaccinated individuals

During the last year and a half, immunocompromised people have been at extremely high risk for the

vaccines to immunocompromised residents, after federal officials authorized the move last week for this

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Canadian PressA national advisory panel recommends people who are immunocompromised receive a third

A UK patient had a sustained Covid-19 infection for more than a year in what may be the longest

-19 vaccines for healthcare workers, immunocompromised people and those aged over 50 years, while

As these patients’ conditions were generally mild, there have been no escalations to the EDs