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Anchor lead: Does getting a vaccine help people who have long term symptoms after Covid-19 infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports Some people who’ve reported long term symptoms of Covid-19 infection and have gotten a vaccine against the virus report that their …
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Anchor lead: Can monoclonal antibodies help transplant patients avoid severe Covid-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve received an organ transplant don’t respond effectively to Covid-19 vaccines, a study by Dorry Segev, a transplant surgeon at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has …
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Anchor lead: How risky is Covid-19 for transplant recipients? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve gotten organ transplants experienced more severe Covid-19 disease than many others at the beginning of the pandemic, but Dorry Segev, a transplant surgeon at Johns Hopkins, …
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Anchor lead: People whose immune systems aren’t completely functional may have more Covid-19 worries, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve gotten organ transplants take medicines to keep their immune systems from rejecting the organ, and this unfortunately also dampens their response …
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Anchor lead: People who’ve had organ transplants and been vaccinated against Covid-19 must exercise caution, Elizabeth Tracey reports Most people who receive vaccines against Covid-19 produce robust antibody responses, clinical trials show. Not so for those who have gotten organ …
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Anchor lead: Why do people who’ve had organ transplants not respond well to Covid vaccines? Elizabeth Tracey reports When someone has an organ transplant, they take lots of medicines to keep their body from attacking the new organ. Dorry Segev, …
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Anchor lead: Transplant recipients may not respond well to Covid vaccines, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who’ve received organ transplants don’t produce the antibody response to their first dose of an mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 seen in others, research by Dorry …
