MSNBC teased me with this news and then never delivered. I had to hunt this down.
"Moderately to severely immunocompromised people can get another shot if it's been at least five months since their last one."
Per the CDC site:
Who Is Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised?
People are considered to be moderately or severely immunocompromised if they have:
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- Been 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 last 2 years or are taking medicine to suppress the immune system
- Moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (such as DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
- Advanced or untreated HIV infection
- Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other drugs that may suppress your immune response
(Counts on fingers) January 17 is my five-month mark.
HOORAY!
(that said, we're having so much omicron here that I am not sure I'd be willing to go inside somewhere to get another vaccine dose; ugh)
Posted by: KC | January 11, 2022 at 10:57 AM
KC - I can't find a drive-up place by me, but maybe I can wear two masks and a hood?
Posted by: TheQueen | January 11, 2022 at 01:26 PM
A very-snug-fitting n95 or kn95 (such that you can't smell some artificial scents through it; I've considered taping mine to my face so it can't gap at all even if I yawn) should do the trick? But uuugh.
Posted by: KC | January 11, 2022 at 01:45 PM
KC - well, I made it a point not to go the first possible day, because that's Martin Luther King day, and more people will be there than usual. So perhaps my 95 mask will be enough.
Posted by: TheQueen | January 11, 2022 at 08:15 PM