Everything You Need To Know About The Third Pfizer Jab And If It’s For You

SO you’ve taken both your vaccination doses, now what?

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced on Thursday that they will start administering a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to residents with compromised immune systems.

Who can take the third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid19 vaccine?

The DHA says it is meant for moderately or several immunocompromised patients aged 12 and above.

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DHA will administer a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech #COVID19 vaccine for moderately to severely immunocompromised people. pic.twitter.com/LhJwRb5WF0

— هيئة الصحة بدبي (@DHA_Dubai) September 1, 2021

The criteria for eligibility goes as follows:

• Individuals with an active tumor and hematologic malignancy or have recently received treatment for the condition
• Recipients of a solid organ transplant or patients who have undergone haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
• People who suffer from a severe case of primary immunodeficiency
• Patients with advanced or untreated HIV
• Patients undergoing active treatment with agents that are immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory

If you or someone you know does fit the criteria, have them go through this process:

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