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A coronavirus vaccine yesterday. most people have two jabs and then a booster, but anyone with a weakened immune system is advised to have four doses. health charities say some people are finding it hard to get their fourth shot and they need more support. 0ur health correspondent katharine da costa has the story. hal cohen from london had a kidney transplantjust months before the pandemic hit. he's been shielding on and off for nearly two years. his medication severely weakens his immune system. so he's at high risk from covid. people who are immunosuppressed are now advised to have a fourth ...

But at the same time, it's not clear if the booster is going to work for myself and people like me, so we really do need to carry on looking at other treatments. see if there's any on here. as well as transplant patients like hal, those with blood cancers or advanced hiv will also be eligible. they will all receive pfizer or moderna jabs. we hope it will top up their immunity levels. some of these people will not have mounted a good either antibody or t—cell memory response to two doses of the vaccine, and we hope a third may help those individuals. there are two more big decisions due on va...

The group of medical experts which advises the uk government on vaccines has just announced that up to 500,000 people will be offered a third covid jab in the coming months. thejcvi says it will be targetting people whose immune system is severely compromised. but the committeee has still not decided whether 12 to 15 year—olds should be vaccinated. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. this daily cocktail of immunosuppressant medication is vital to prevent hal cohen's body from rejecting the kidney donated by his father. but the transplant medication also blocked his immune system from de...

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'Help us get back to normal like everyone else': Charities see 'tidal wave' of anxiety among clinically vulnerable Jemima Walker, news correspondent There has been a huge rise in clinically vulnerable people seeking support ahead of legal restrictions being lifted in England on Monday and rising COVID case numbers, a group of leading charities have said. © Sky Hal Cohen (L), who has had two kidney transplants - the most recent after a donation from his father (R) - has had two doses of the COVID vaccine but has no antibodies and therefore no protection Policy director at Ki...