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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, my wife is on immunosuppressants for a transplant and we'll be sending our kids back.  Though, perhaps surprisingly, [b]taking immunosuppressants doesn't necessarily mean you fall into a particularly high-risk category.[/b][/quote]

https://www.kidney.org/coronavirus/medication-management#do-immunosuppressive-medications-increase-risk-complications-covid-19

From the National Kidney Foundation website:

[b]Do immunosuppressive medications increase the risk of complications from COVID-19?[/b]

Yes – according to the CDC, taking immunosuppressive drugs does increase your risk for developing severe disease from the coronavirus due to an underlying medical condition.
Kidney transplant recipients

Doctors at a New York City hospital have reported that kidney transplant recipients are at significantly higher risk for developing serious, life-threatening COVID-19 illness due to taking chronic immunosuppression drugs and having co-existing medical conditions. While their sample size was small (36 transplant recipients), their results showed that kidney transplant recipients had a COVID-19 mortality rate of close to 30% as compared to 1% to 5% mortality in the general population and 8% to 15% mortality in patients with COVID-19 who are 70 years of age or older.
Continue taking your medication

Kidney transplant recipients should not stop taking immunosuppressant medication or lower their dose, unless instructed by their kidney doctor or transplant team. Stopping your immunosuppressants will most likely lead to the loss of your donated kidney. Contact your transplant team for any questions or concerns.

Follow precautions as recommended by the American Society for Transplant located here.[/quote]

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