Organ transplant recipients vulnerable to COVID-19 even after vaccination

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Organ transplant recipients vulnerable to COVID-19 even after vaccination

In a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers show that although two doses of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID 19—confers some protection for people who have received solid organ transplants, it’s still not enough to enable them to dispense with masks, physical distancing and other safety measures.

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