Third covid vaccine...not booster

[Sugarcoated]

Wales is doing a third booster for those who are immunosuppressed.
The list says people on prednisolone is included but doesn't say if people on long term 5mg is included but short term (equivalent of 2 weeks) 10mg are. I find this confusing as i would've thought, long term would be just as immunosuppressed as short term.

 

[Amigo]

Here‘s the guidance which seems quite prescriptive about eligibility;

Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advice on third primary dose vaccination

www.gov.uk

• high-dose corticosteroids (equivalent to ≥ 20mg prednisolone per day) for more than 10 days in the previous month
• long-term moderate dose corticosteroids (equivalent to ≥10mg prednisolone per day for more than 4 weeks) in the previous 3 months
• non-biological oral immune modulating drugs, such as methotrexate >20mg per week (oral and subcutaneous), azathioprine >3.0mg/kg/day, 6-mercaptopurine >1.5mg/kg/day, mycophenolate >1g/day in the previous 3 months
• certain combination therapies at individual doses lower than above, including those on ≥7.5mg prednisolone per day in combination with other immunosuppressants (other than hydroxychloroquine or sulfasalazine) and those receiving methotrexate (any dose) with leflunomide in the previous 3 months

4. Individuals who had received high-dose steroids (equivalent to >40mg prednisolone per day for more than a week) for any reason in the month before vaccination.

Individuals who had received brief immunosuppression (≤40mg prednisolone per day) for an acute episode (for example, asthma / COPD / COVID-19) and individuals on replacement corticosteroids for adrenal insufficiency are not considered severely immunosuppressed sufficient to have prevented response to the primary vaccination.

For the most up-to-date advice, see COVID-19: the green book, chapter 14a.

 

[Sugarcoated]

That's fair enough. If they don't think i need third dose, then that's good. Glad that immunosuppressed are getting theirs soon.
Thank you for adding the info from govt.