Indian Journal of Transplantation (Jan 2021)

NOTTO COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for transplant recipients

  • Vivek Kute,
  • Sanjay K Agarwal,
  • Jai Prakash,
  • Sandeep Guleria,
  • Sunil Shroff,
  • Ashish Sharma,
  • Prem Varma,
  • Narayan Prasad,
  • Manisha Sahay,
  • Subhash Gupta,
  • S Sudhindran,
  • Kewal Krishan,
  • Vasanthi Ramesh,
  • Sunil Kumar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijot.ijot_2_21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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In December 2019 Novel corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) infection started in Wuhan and resulted in a pandemic within few weeks' time. Organ transplant recipients being at a risk for more severe COVID-19 if they get SARS CoV-2 viral infection, COVID 19 Vaccine has a significant role in these patients. The vaccine is a safer way to help build protection and would either prevent COVID -19 infection or atleast diminish the severity of the disease. It would also reduce the risk of the continuing transmission and enhance herd immunity. Immuno compromised patients should not receive live vaccines as they can cause vaccine related disease and hence the guidelines suggest that all transplant recipients should receive age appropriate 'inactivated vaccine' as recommended for general population. Though trials have not been undertaken on transplant recipients, efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccine have been scientifically documented for few vaccines among the general population.

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