January 12, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
From: M Health Fairview, Solid Organ Transplant Services
To: Solid Organ and Auto Islet Transplant Recipients
We are writing to you with some updated guidance about the vaccines that are now available for the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
- As a transplant recipient, you are strongly advised to receive either the Pfizer or Moderna (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine anywhere it is offered.
- If you received your transplant within the past 3 months, your Transplant Coordinator will contact you with specific information regarding the timing of vaccination.
- Both of these vaccines require 2 doses, and you should plan to get both doses. Both doses must be from the same manufacturer.
- You can get the vaccine anywhere it is available to you. It doesn’t have to be at M Health Fairview or your transplant clinic.
- You don’t need to contact your Transplant Coordinator or the transplant clinic for approval, or about medication interactions.
- You should not receive any other types of vaccines within 2 weeks of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
- The Pfizer vaccine is approved for people age 16 or older, and the Moderna vaccine is approved for those 18 or older.
- If you have ever tested positive for COVID-19, you should still get vaccinated.
- You should still wear a mask and follow social distancing guidelines even after you get the vaccine.
- This guidance is based on guidance from the American Society of Transplantation, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and the United Network for Organ Sharing.
Call your Transplant Coordinator with any further questions at 612-625-5115. If there are changes to our guidance about the COVID-19 vaccine, we will contact you again.
Thank you for trusting us with your care,
M Heath Fairview
Solid Organ Transplant Services
Recommended Links
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Newly published COVID-19 vaccine recommendation from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.
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November 11, 2020
The Guest You Didn't Invite for the Holidays: COVID-19
Dr. Rebecca Cogswell, Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist
Dr Bearman and Dr. Palmer, M-Health Psychologists
Jane Johnson, LMFT, RN and SCFLF Board Member
Dr Bearman and Dr. Palmer, M-Health Psychologists
Jane Johnson, LMFT, RN and SCFLF Board Member
Dr. Rebecca Cogswell provides an update with the latest medical insights regarding COVID-19 for heart transplant and LVAD/MCS patients and their families. This will include vaccines, treatments and ways to stay safe! She is joined by U of M Health Psychologists Drs. Bearman and Palmer along with Second Chance board member Jane Johnson, LMFT, RN. (Jane is also the mother of heart #933.) They discuss ideas and take questions about how you can apply the latest COVID-19 information while preparing for family holidays and our long winter season. This session was moderated by SCFLF President Glen Kelley.
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June 24, 2020
From the Heart: COVID-19 Considerations for Heart Transplants, VAD and Heart Disease Community
On June 24, 2020 Dr. Rebecca Cogswell, Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist shared medical insights and recommendations on COVID-19 coronavirus with heart transplant, VAD and heart disease patients.