Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), disproportionately affects immunocompromised and elderly patients. Not only are hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell recipients at greater risk for severe COVID-19 and COVID-19–related complications, but they also may experience suboptimal immune responses to currently available COVID-19 vaccines. Optimizing the use, timing, and number of doses of the COVID-19 vaccines in these patients may provide better protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection and better outcomes after infection. To this end, current guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination in HCT and CAR T-cell recipients from the American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Transplant Infectious Disease Special Interest Group and the American Society of Hematology are provided in a frequently asked questions format.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 10-18 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Transplantation and Cellular Therapy |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- Adenoviral vector vaccine
- Bone marrow transplant
- CAR T-cell
- Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell
- Coronavirus disease 2019
- COVID-19
- Hematopoietic cell transplant
- mRNA vaccine
- SARS-CoV-2
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
- Vaccine safety
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Molecular Medicine
- Hematology
- Cell Biology
- Transplantation