CVS And Walgreens Now Offering A Third Covid Vaccine For ‘Compromised Immune Systems’

The following report is from ABC 7 New York:

CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens are both now administering COVID-19 booster shots, but only for those with weakened immune systems.

It comes after the Food and Drug Administration ruled that transplant recipients and other similarly immune-compromised patients can get a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. But the decision offers an extra dose only to those high-risk groups – not the general public.

CVS says people can schedule vaccination appointments on their website.

A spokesperson for the company said those who want the booster shot will also be required to confirm that they are immuno-compromised during the scheduling process as well as when they get the third dose.

Walgreens locations nationwide are also offering the third dose following the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization and the new guidance from the CDC.

Same-day appointments will be available on a walk-in basis at select Walgreens stores.

If you’re eligible, bring your vaccination record to appointments. You’ll also be required to attest to your eligibility.

Here’s what else to know about the shots:

Why Do Some People Need An Extra Dose?

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines offer powerful protection for otherwise healthy people, but many who take immune-suppressing medications or have diseases that tamp down their immune systems generally get less benefit from the standard two doses. The CDC cited one study suggesting about 40% to 44% of people hospitalized for a so-called breakthrough case – infection after vaccination – are among the immune-compromised.

Those hospitalized patients “did all the right things — they’re just suffering from a lack of good vaccine protection,” said Dr. Camille Kotton of Massachusetts General Hospital, one of CDC’s advisers.

Who Qualifies

Roughly 7 million American adults are classified as immune-compromised, but the FDA singled out transplant recipients and others with similar levels of immune suppression. The FDA didn’t spell out exactly who falls into those other categories, but in new guidance to doctors issued Friday, the CDC listed several categories of people who could qualify, including people with advanced or untreated HIV infections and those with cancers who are receiving certain chemotherapies.

Are There Age Restrictions?

For now, the new policy allows a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for children as young as 12 who also meet the high-risk requirement, but adults only for a third Moderna dose. That’s because the Pfizer vaccine currently is the only authorized option for Americans under 18. That could change if Moderna’s vaccine eventually is allowed for teens.

Will I Need A Doctor’s Note Or A Blood Test?

The government isn’t requiring either – patients will just need to tell the vaccine provider why they’re seeking another dose. “We would want to make that as easy as possible,” said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt University.

What Will A Third Dose Cost?

Shots given under FDA’s emergency use authorization are free.

Is Mix-And-Max Allowed?

The government encourages the third dose to be the same as the first two, but doesn’t mandate it.

How Well Does A Third Dose Work?

It helps at least some people. Canadian researchers this week reported 55% of transplant recipients given a third dose two months after standard vaccination had good antibody levels compared to 18% who were given a dummy third shot for comparison. Health experts urged these high-risk patients to continue masking and taking other precautions since there’s no guarantee a third dose will work.

What If A Third Dose Still Doesn’t Work?

It’s not a substitute for vaccination, but the FDA has authorized an antibody treatment as a preventive treatment if high-risk patients are exposed to the virus. And it’s critical for family members and others close to fragile patients to be vaccinated.

More research is underway to better tease out whether some immune-compromised patients need still other options, such as carefully monitored changes to their medications.

What If I Had The Single-Dose Johnson & Johnson Vaccine?

There’s little data on how another dose works in high-risk people who received that vaccine, although it’s likely a small number since fewer than 14 million Americans overall have received the J&J shot. Still, CDC counts at least 90,000 who have gotten another dose on their own.

FDA vaccines chief Dr. Peter Marks said the agency is working to get more information about immune-suppressed J&J patients but that for now, the evidence only backs a recommendation of extra doses for Pfizer and Moderna recipients with fragile immune systems.

Is This A Booster?

Not really, because boosters are for people whose immunity wanes over time and these high-risk groups didn’t get enough protection to begin with. They now will qualify for a third dose at least 28 days after their second shot – making a third dose part of their initial prescription. That’s similar to how France has handled vaccinations for the immune-compromised since April.

What About Boosters For Everyone Else?

U.S. health authorities insist it’s not yet time for booster doses for the general population.

“We believe sooner or later you will need a booster for durability of protection” — but not yet, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, told reporters this week.

The CDC is closely monitoring rates of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, as well as long-running studies of how often vaccinated health workers experience breakthrough infections, especially with the contagious delta variant. That evidence will drive any decision.

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AUTHOR COMMENTARY

[17] He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. [18] There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. [19] The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. [20] Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy.

Proverbs 12:17-20

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines offer powerful protection for otherwise healthy people, but many who take immune-suppressing medications or have diseases that tamp down their immune systems generally get less benefit from the standard two doses.

I highlighted that quote because, to my knowledge, this seems to be one of the first real times the media admits that pharmaceuticals are rendering people’s immune systems less effective, or almost “non-existent” in a sense. This was a major point I made in my report proving that Covid-19 has never been formally isolated, and how the symptoms of this “virus” can very easily be attributed to nutrient deficiencies. Moreover, as noted in that report, one of the main causes of so many of these deficiencies IS because of pharmaceutical and drug use. Furthermore, King James Video Ministries also did a short report noting that pharmaceutical prescriptions have the identical list of known effects as with “Covid.”

Further Evidence That Covid-19 Was Never Isolated. Is “Long-Covid” And Other Symptoms Being Blamed On Nutrient Deficiencies?

But beyond all facts and logic, America is now doing what Israel is doing – administering a third shot. So, if the recipient of the death shot did not die off the first two times, the third will get ’em, and whip the last little about of any remaining “immunity.”

Israel Administers A Third Dose As They Report A Massive Drop In Pfizer Vaccine Efficacy

Fauci Now Says Booster Shots Are ‘Inevitable’ And Will Be Necessary For Everyone

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[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).

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