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Marsha's avatar

Thank You for for all your updates. My husband became immunosuppressed when he started infusions for RA during the first year of COVID. Your information is very helpful in managing our lives. Most of my husband ‘s family is not vaccinated and do not plan on any vaccinations this fall for COVID ,influenza or RSV. It is heartbreaking. We are unable to attend family events because we don’t feel safe with them. 40+ years together with his family at a standstill. Really difficult to get them to understand that COVID is not just a cold for him. He looks and is healthy.And we want to keep him healthy. He recovered well with Paxlovid last year. We continue to take all precautions to prevent more COVID infections. I have had 3 siblings and a nephew who have died from COVID or other infections due to their immunosuppression. I wish more people would to take COVID seriously. And have more understanding of the immune system.I am a retired cardiopulmonary RN. I have given so much time and patience to educating my family about the immune system. But it seems to be so inconvenient for them. So much sadness and anger to manage alone.

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Christine Fisher's avatar

Another moderately immunocompromised person here who appreciates your compiling and sharing information! I'm also the family biologist and responsible for translating from 'medicine' to 'human', so I use your info to counsel friends and family.

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