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COVID-19 Vaccines May Not Be Effective In 3% Of US Population: Here s Why
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Immunosuppressive drugs, steroids affect the body s response to the vaccine
Health experts say immunocompromised Americans may need boosters regularly
COVID-19 vaccines may not work fully or at all in 3% of the population in the United States, new research showed. Early data suggests that the vaccines offer a weaker response in people who take immunosuppressive drugs and, potentially, steroids.
Immunocompromised Americans which make about 3% to 4% of the U.S. population may not be protected against the novel coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. According to the research, 15% to 80% of people with underlying medical conditions, including specific blood cancers or previously organ transplants, are generating fewer antibodies, The Washington Post reported.
COVID-19 Vaccines May Not Be Effective In This Group Of Americans By Danielle Ong
on May 19 2021 12:21 PM Less than 60 percent of US adults have received at least one Covid vaccine injection, and authorities are scrambling to convince the rest to do so AFP / Angela Weiss
COVID-19 vaccines may not work fully or at all in 3% of the population in the United States, new research showed. Early data suggests that the vaccines offer a weaker response in people who take immunosuppressive drugs and, potentially, steroids.
Immunocompromised Americans which make about 3% to 4% of the U.S. population may not be protected against the novel coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. According to the research, 15% to 80% of people with underlying medical conditions, including specific blood cancers or previously organ transplants, are generating fewer antibodies, The Washington Post reported.
Coronavirus vaccines may not work in some people. It’s because of their underlying conditions. Ariana Eunjung Cha “Risk is very different for people in my situation,” said Maria Hoffman, a kidney transplant patient who works for the Medical University of South Carolina. (Brett Lemmo for The Washington Post)
Maria Hoffman feels as though she has been left behind. Her adopted hometown of Charleston, S.C., is hopping with restaurants and bars fully open, park concerts in full swing and maskless friends reuniting with hugs on streets.
Hoffman, 39, is fully vaccinated and eager to rejoin the world. But as a kidney transplant patient, she is hesitant to participate for fear of becoming infected. “Risk is very different for people in my situation,” she said. “I am 100 percent acting like I am not immunized.”
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