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Ask the Doctor Question: When is it safe for my wife to get a booster shot? She received the first two vaccines 8‑months, following which she contracted COVID on July 13. She has been Watch and Wait for a year
Question: What is the correct test for CLL patients to request for determining whether they have produced antibodies after receiving three COVID vaccines? I was told to go to my primary care provider for the test. Is the SARS 2
Ask the RN Question: Are you getting any data of the efficacy of the Pfizer booster for CLL patients? How do we know if it works? Is there a test? Answer: Anecdotally, we are hearing from many CLL patients who had
Ask the Doctor Question: We have read and heard that CLL patients with COVID have a tendency to develop far fewer antibodies than desired but have been unable to find any research or data discussing the development of antibodies after
Ask the Doctor Question: I took the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine, and it is now time for my booster. Should I take the same J&J booster, or should I do the new technology and get a Moderna? Any studies
Question: My oncologist is a CLL specialist and just recommended that I “start over” with COVID vaccines, as two Moderna doses plus the booster have shown no antibody production. Should I be concerned about getting 5 doses of vaccines within
Ask the Doctor Question: I’m a CLL patient and have had both initial doses of Moderna, though was extremely ill after 2nd dose. Should I get booster? Answer: Talk with your treating CLL physician first, but CLL Society is in support
Ask the Doctor Question: When receiving the third vaccine, should a CLL patient get the full or half dose of Moderna? Answer: The CDC guidance for the immunocompromised at this time is to receive the same vaccine again (from the same
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