COVID-19 vaccination in haematology patients: an Australian and New Zealand consensus position statement
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Di Ciaccio, Pietro
Ananda-Rajah, Michelle
Gilroy, Nicole
MacIntyre, Raina
Teh, Benjamin
Weinkove, Robert
Curnow, Jennifer
Szer, Jeff
Enjeti, Anoop K
Ross, David M
Mulligan, Stephen
Trotman, Judith
Cochrane, Tara
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Australia and New Zealand have achieved excellent community control of COVID-19 infection. In light of the imminent COVID-19 vaccination roll out in both countries, representatives from the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand and infectious diseases specialists have collaborated on this consensus position statement regarding COVID-19 vaccination in patients with haematological disorders. It is our recommendation that patients with haematological malignancies, and some benign haematological disorders, should have expedited access to high-efficacy COVID-19 vaccines, given that these patients are at high risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 infection. Vaccination should not replace other public health measures in these patients, given that the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination, specifically in patients with haematological malignancies, is not known. Given the limited available data, prospective collection of safety and efficacy data of COVID-19 vaccination in this patient group is a priority.
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Internal Medicine Journal
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51
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5
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Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
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Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Medicine, General & Internal
General & Internal Medicine
COVID-19
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McCaughan, G; Di Ciaccio, P; Ananda-Rajah, M; Gilroy, N; MacIntyre, R; Teh, B; Weinkove, R; Curnow, J; Szer, J; Enjeti, AK; Ross, DM; Mulligan, S; Trotman, J; Cochrane, T; et al., COVID-19 vaccination in haematology patients: an Australian and New Zealand consensus position statement, Internal Medicine Journal, 2021, 51 (5), pp. 763-768