Alabama NewsCenter — Alabama: People With Weakened Immune Systems Eligible for Additional Vaccine Dose
By Dr. Karen Landers
People with weakened immune systems are now eligible for an additional dose of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine following a primary messenger RNA vaccine series to help prevent serious and possibly life-threatening COVID-19.
Health officials are not recommending booster vaccine doses for the general public and have not addressed the need for additional doses following the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine, but are continuing to review the need for booster doses in this population. A third dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine is not a booster dose, but is an additional dose for people in whom the initial response to the vaccine series was insufficient.
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Scott Martin is an operational meteorologist, professional graphic artist, musician, husband, and father. Not only is Scott a member of the National Weather Association, but he is also the Central Alabama Chapter of the NWA president. Scott is also the co-founder of Racecast Weather, which provides forecasts for many racing series across the USA. He also supplies forecasts for the BassMaster Elite Series events including the BassMaster Classic.Subscribe
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