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Editorial
. 2021 Apr;99(4):791-793.
doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.02.003. Epub 2021 Feb 12.

The urgent need to vaccinate dialysis patients against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: a call to action

Anna Francis  1 , Colin Baigent  2 , T Alp Ikizler  3 , Paul Cockwell  4 , Vivekanand Jha  5
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The urgent need to vaccinate dialysis patients against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: a call to action

Anna Francis et al. Kidney Int. 2021 Apr.
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Keywords: COVID-19; dialysis; vaccination.

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  • doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.07.030
  • doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.09.006
  • doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.04.030

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