Immunocompromised?
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Did you know? Living with these immunocompromised conditions may mean you’re particularly at risk
Cancer or receiving cancer therapy
For example, blood cancer/leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, or solid tumours
Chronic kidney disease or receiving dialysis
Transplant recipient
For example, transplant of the kidney, liver, intestines, heart, lung, pancreas, bone marrow, or stem cells
Taking immunosuppressive medication
For example, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, high-dose corticosteroids (prednisone), and other targeted therapies such as anti-B cell therapy (rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab, obinotuzimab, blinatumomab, inotuzumab, etc.), anti-T cell therapy (thymoglobulin, alemtuzumab, etc.), and CAR-T therapy (chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy)
Primary or acquired immunodeficiency
For example, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, common variable immune deficiency, combined immune deficiency)
For example, blood cancer/leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, or solid tumours
For example, transplant of the kidney, liver, intestines, heart, lung, pancreas, bone marrow, or stem cells
For example, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, high-dose corticosteroids (prednisone), and other targeted therapies such as anti-B cell therapy (rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab, obinotuzimab, blinatumomab, inotuzumab, etc.), anti-T cell therapy (thymoglobulin, alemtuzumab, etc.), and CAR-T therapy (chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy)
For example, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, common variable immune deficiency, combined immune deficiency)
Find out if you need extra protection as you get ready to hug again.