334 - COVID-19 Vaccines and Immunocompromised People: Fully Vaccinated And Not Protected

<p>After being fully vaccinated, only 50% of people who are immunocompromised show an antibody response against COVID-19, compared with 100% of those with a typical immune system. Hopkins transplant surgeon <strong>Dr. Dorry Segev</strong> talks with <strong>Stephanie Desmon</strong> about how the immune response is blunted in individuals taking medications for organ transplants or who have overactive immune systems, what antibody tests can and can’t tell us, and whether a third dose of vaccines could help the millions of Americans who remain unprotected from COVID despite being fully vaccinated.</p>