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RMD OPEN
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001594
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vaccination; COVID-19; autoimmune diseases
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This paper reviews the current data on COVID-19 infection in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) and discusses the efficacy and safety of vaccination against COVID-19 in this population. It proposes preliminary considerations for vaccination based on expert opinion and knowledge of vaccination in AIIRD patients.
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an unmet clinical need for the guidelines on vaccination of patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD). This position paper summarises the current data on COVID-19 infection in patients with AIIRD and development of vaccines against COVID-19, discusses the aspects of efficacy and safety of vaccination, and proposes preliminary considerations on vaccination against COVID-19 in patients with AIIRD, mainly based on the expert opinion and knowledge on the use of other vaccines in this population of patients.
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