Monroe County creates appointment reservation system for 3rd dose of vaccine

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Monroe County created an appointment reservation system for people who are immunocompromised and qualify for a third dose of Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

Third doses are available at all Monroe County vaccine clinics.

Those who meet the following criteria are eligible for the booster shot:

• Cancer treatment recipients for tumors or cancers of the blood.
• Organ transplant recipients who are taking medications to suppress the immune system.
• Stem cell transplant recipients who had the treatment within the last 2 years or are taking medicine to suppress the immune system.
• People with moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (such as DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome).
• People with advanced or untreated HIV.
• People who are actively receiving treatment with high-dose corticosteroids, cancer chemotherapy that causes severe immunosuppression, or other medications that may suppress their immune response.

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