NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Recently the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommended that people who are immunocompromised. On Thursday, Yale-New Haven Health announced that residents who are listed as immunocompromised can now begin to schedule their third shot.
According to the CDC, people are considered moderately to severely immunocompromised if they are/have:
- Been receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood
- Received an organ transplant and are taking medicine to suppress the immune system
- Received a stem cell transplant within the last two years or are taking medicine to suppress the immune system
- Moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (such as DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
- Advanced or untreated HIV infection
- Active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other drugs that may suppress your immune response
The third shot recommendation does not include those who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The CDC said immunocompromised patients should get another vaccine shot about four weeks since their second shot. The vaccine should be the same vaccine they received from their previous doses.
Patients can schedule their appointment now for a third dose on Yale-New Haven Health's website.
All Yale-New Haven Health administered vaccines will be scheduled at the below Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) Offices:
- 4A Devine Street, North Haven
- 112 Quarry Road, Trumbull
- 1152 Kings Hwy Cutoff, Fairfield
- 500 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich
- 500 Elm Street, West Haven
- 194 Howard Street, New London
Yale-New Haven Health officials say the hours are being expanded at the locations to accommodate vaccinations.
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