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. 2021 Aug;80(8):1098-1099.
doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220289. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

Antibody response to a single dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

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Antibody response to a single dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

Brian J Boyarsky et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; antirheumatic agents; autoimmune diseases; vaccination.

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Competing interests: DLS has the following financial disclosures: consulting and speaking honoraria from Sanofi, Novartis, CSL Behring, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Veloxis, Mallincrodt and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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