Montanans with weak immune systems eligible for 3rd vaccine dose
Ellie Larsen, of Kalispell, receives a second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during the last vaccination clinic at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in this June 22, 2021, file photo. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
An estimated 22,000 Montana residents with weakened immune systems are eligible to receive third doses of the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines, the state health department said Wednesday.
The announcement from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services followed new guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends third doses for immunocompromised people — including organ transplant recipients, those with AIDS, those undergoing cancer treatment and others who take medications that suppress their bodies' immune response...
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