Abstract
Patients with immune-mediated kidney diseases are at increased risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The international rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has provided varying degrees of protection and enabled the understanding of vaccine efficacy and safety. The immune response to COVID-19 vaccines is lower in most patients with immune-mediated kidney diseases; either related to immunosuppression or low risk of de novo or relapsing immune-mediated kidney disease. Population-based studies will determine whether this is causal or coincidental. Such cases respond to standard management, including the use of immunosuppression. The Immunonephrology Working Group and European Vasculitis Society recommend that patients with immune-mediated kidney diseases follow national guidance on vaccination. Booster doses based on antibody measurements could be considered.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1400-1410 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the ERA. All rights reserved.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nephrology
- Transplantation