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"There's A Lot Of People Out There Like Me." Immunosuppressed May Not Get Same Protection From COVID

 Johnson and Johnson's Janssen Vaccine
Mohammad Shahhosseini
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Johnson and Johnson's Janssen Vaccine

Those living with compromised immune systems are facing a double whammy with the region's low vaccination rates and the possibility that the COVID-19 vaccine may not offer them the same protection as their peers.

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Maggie Mullen is a fifth generation Wyomingite, born and raised in Casper. She is currently a Masters candidate in American Studies and will defend her thesis on female body hair in contemporary American culture this May. Before graduate school, she earned her BA in English and French from the University of Wyoming. Maggie enjoys writing, cooking, her bicycle, swimming in rivers and lakes, and most any dog.