Immunocompromised start receiving fourth COVID-19 vaccine doses in Central Florida
January 17, 2022 at 6:13 pm EST
By Angela Jacobs, WFTV.com and Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

ORLANDO, Fla. - People whose health makes them most vulnerable to COVID-19 are now getting a fourth vaccine dose.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending additional doses for the immunocompromised, and that option is now rolling out in Central Florida.

Liver transplant recipient Brenda Straub received her fourth shot last Friday at an Orlando Publix. She said she's determined to be as armed as she can be against COVID-19.

"I mean we're in a fight that we've never been in before. This is uncharted waters," Straub said.

Twelve years after a lifesaving liver transplant, the threat of COVID-19 is a constant concern for the longtime real estate agent.

"I assume after five months with my liver transplant and my immune suppressants I'm probably low on antibodies," Straub said.

READ: Coronavirus: CDC updates mask recommendations

So the 71-year-old didn't hesitate to get a fourth dose of the Pfizer vaccine as soon as she heard she could.

The CDC's latest guidance directs people with a weakened immune system to get an additional primary shot once they complete the initial two Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, and five months after that, a fourth shot, considered as the actual booster, is now recommended.

Hospital data continues to show that the highest proportion of breakthrough cases - and often, intensive care unit stays - are transplant recipients.

Anyone considering this fourth dose is advised to talk to their health care provider to discuss what's best for them.



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Probably a good decision for her. Everyone should be able to make their own decision, whatever it may be.

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Ding will be getting four. I mean, Gary do know what immune compromised means, right?




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Edited: 01/18/2022 at 07:01 AM by Cole

Yeah...it's double speak for 'everyone is next'!

Give it a week or two.

ASSWIPE!

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

To be expected for a novel virus that's capable of rapidly evolving.

That's why containment should've been a global emergency, and why we should continue funding virology while working with the best scientists the world has to offer, even if they're (gasp) Chinese.

Containment never was going to happen. The screw up was trying. Wasted all that time and money.

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I :heart; Q

Only an extreme moron would think that there could be 'containment'!

MORON!

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.

Deaths exploded when Florida opened all the way back up, then made it impossible for businesses to protect their own workers.

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I was right.

Only an extreme moron would think that there could be 'containment'!

MORON!

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The REAL truth is....both of the forum idiots are OWNED.
-BOTH of them have no clue who their owner is.
-They are both card carrying narcissists.
^These are PROVED facts.