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“If you’re young or immunosuppressed you don’t want any semblance of influenza virus lingering in you that could potentially come back again or worse, open the doors for a bacterial infection or something more severe.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

If it’s successful in those, we’ll probably broaden it to older people and immunosuppressed populations.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2025

She will be on anti-rejection drugs for the rest of her life and is immunosuppressed, meaning it is harder for her body to fight infections and disease.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

Infections are generally mild, but can be fatal among very young children, elderly, and immunosuppressed individuals.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

Davis allows that immunosuppressed people, such as people with autoimmune diseases or those who have undergone an organ transplant, are at an elevated risk of foreign microorganisms penetrating their body’s defenses.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2023