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Seems to have missed the extreme risk group ie those on imuno suppressants transplant patients etc.

• Ekaros 6y ago
  Would the vaccine work on those groups? My understanding is that you need baseline immuno-response to develop the resistance with help of vaccine. Isn't one point of vaccination of population to protect exactly that population who can't receive the vaccination?
  • ryanbrunner 6y ago
    I'm going through the transplant pipeline right now, and I've been told to expect that it should still work, but probably at a lower effectiveness than someone not on a post-transplant drug regimen. I'm really hoping the timing works out so I can get it pre-transplant though.
    • Mauricebranagh 6y ago
      Fingers crossed :-) I have a call with the Post transplant team this after noon so will ask. Which hospital / trust are you with? I had mine done at Royal Free.
      • ryanbrunner 6y ago
        I'm Canadian, so I imagine it's a completely separate system (for example, I don't know what a "trust" is). I go to my local hospital which has a pretty large nephrology department.