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Immunocompromised people make up nearly half of COVID-19 breakthrough hospitalizations – an extra vaccine dose may help

  • Written by Jonathan Golob, Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease, University of Michigan
Immunocompromised people make up nearly half of COVID-19 breakthrough hospitalizations – an extra vaccine dose may helpCancer and organ transplant patients, people with untreated HIV and people with other immunodeficiencies are at high risk of severe COVID-19 infection.burakkarademir/E+ via Getty ImagesImmunocompromised people make up nearly half of COVID-19 breakthrough hospitalizations – an extra vaccine dose may helpCC BY-ND

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially recommended on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13, 2021, respectively, that...

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