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Effective Viral Vector SARS-CoV-2 Booster Vaccination in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Initial Ineffective mRNA Vaccine Response. Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) Baker, M. C., Mallajosyula, V., Davis, M. M., Boyd, S. D., Nadeau, K. C., Robinson, W. H. 2021

Abstract

Managing patients with rheumatic disease during the COVID-19 pandemic has posed a unique challenge. Immunosuppressed patients are at an increased risk for developing severe COVID-19 and may not derive full protection from the vaccine (1-5). Thus, it is paramount we develop strategies whereby rheumatic disease patients can be protected from the pandemic virus and its variants.

View details for DOI 10.1002/art.41978

View details for PubMedID 34514750