Ulf M Geisen, Dennis K Berner, Florian Tran, Melike Sümbül, Lena Vullriede, Maria Ciripoi, Hayley M Reid, Annika Schaffarzyk, Ann C Longardt, Jeanette Franzenburg, Paula Hoff, Jan H Schirmer, Rainald Zeuner, Anette Friedrichs, Andrea Steinbach, Christine Knies, Robert Dh Markewitz, Peter J Morrison, Sascha Gerdes, Stefan Schreiber, Bimba F Hoyer
INTRODUCTION: In light of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, protecting vulnerable groups has become a high priority. Persons at risk of severe disease, for example, those receiving immunosuppressive therapies for chronic inflammatory cdiseases (CIDs), are prioritised for vaccination. However, data concerning generation of protective antibody titres in immunosuppressed patients are scarce. Additionally, mRNA vaccines represent a new vaccine technology leading to increased insecurity especially in patients with CID...
March 24, 2021: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases