Israel is administering COVID booster shots. Who qualifies to get one?

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https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-is-administering-covid-booster-shots-who-qualifies-to-get-one-674250/amp

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“There is accumulating evidence that patients with immunosuppression do not develop a satisfactory antibody response after two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, yet some may develop antibodies after a third dose,” the Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. “In view of the increase in morbidity and spread of the virus in June and July 2021, and the high risk immunosuppressed patients have of developing serious morbidity, these people can be vaccinated with a third dose.”

Who qualifies as “immunocompromised” according to the Health Ministry?

People with rheumatological or autoimmune diseases being treated with specific drugs; those with hematologic malignancies such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma or non-Hodgkin’s indolent lymphoma; patients who suffered from aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma within the last three years; those who underwent autologous stem cell transplantation or who had stem cell transplant; heart, lung, kidney or liver transplant recipients; or patients receiving CAR-T therapy – all at the recommendation of their treating physician.

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Even if these people receive an additional jab, the ministry said it recommends that they continue to use non-pharmacological means to protect themselves from contractive COVID-19, such as wearing masks, maintaining good hygiene, avoiding contact with unvaccinated people and refraining from attending mass gathering.

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