Joe Gastaldo, MD, System Medical Director for Infectious Diseases explains who should get a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
At this point in time, there are roughly seven to ten million people in our country who qualify for a fourth dose of an mRNA vaccine. This includes those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.
That category includes: transplant patients, cancer patients receiving active chemotherapy, people on immunosuppressant medications like Remicade, and individuals born with immunodeficiency states.
Those are the individuals who are able to receive a fourth dose of vaccine.
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