NPR: immuno-compromised https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1011046429 immuno-compromised en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 07 May 2025 00:26:33 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: immuno-compromised https://www.npr.org/tags/1011046429/immuno-compromised Coronavirus FAQs: Are pets a threat? My immunocompromised pal had COVID. Can I visit? Hong Kong's hamster cull has people wondering if they can catch SARS-CoV-2 from a pet. And here's a human dilemma: Is it risky to visit an immunocompromised individual who recently had COVID? Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:22:13 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/28/1075747030/coronavirus-faq-are-pets-a-threat-my-immunocompromised-pal-had-covid-can-i-visit https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/28/1075747030/coronavirus-faq-are-pets-a-threat-my-immunocompromised-pal-had-covid-can-i-visit

Hong Kong's hamster cull has people wondering if they can catch SARS-CoV-2 from a pet. And here's a human dilemma: Is it risky to visit an immunocompromised individual who recently had COVID?

]]> Marc Silver CDC Recommends 3rd Vaccine Dose For Immunocompromised People The CDC is officially recommending a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for people with weakened immune systems. It follows the FDA authorization a day earlier. Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:54:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/08/13/1027461542/cdc-panel-recommends-3rd-covid-vaccine-dose-for-immunocompromised-people https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/08/13/1027461542/cdc-panel-recommends-3rd-covid-vaccine-dose-for-immunocompromised-people

The CDC is officially recommending a third dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for people with weakened immune systems. It follows the FDA authorization a day earlier.

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]]> Joe Neel Protecting The Immuno-Compromised Against COVID Could Be Key To Ending The Pandemic Vaccines may not be as effective for those who are immuno-compromised. Protecting them needs to be made a top priority, says researchers — to keep them safe and to slow the emergence of variants. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:09:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/06/28/1011043650/the-key-to-ending-the-pandemic-may-be-protecting-immunocompromised-people https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/06/28/1011043650/the-key-to-ending-the-pandemic-may-be-protecting-immunocompromised-people

Vaccines may not be as effective for those who are immuno-compromised. Protecting them needs to be made a top priority, says researchers — to keep them safe and to slow the emergence of variants.

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