COVID-19 Vaccination Imperatives in People on Maintenance Dialysis: An International Perspective

Peter G Blake^{1

2

3}, Michelle A Hladunewich^{3

4

5}, Matthew J Oliver^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Nephrology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
³ Ontario Renal Network, Ontario Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Peter G Blake et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Nov.

. 2021 Nov;16(11):1746-1748.

doi: 10.2215/CJN.07260521. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

Peter G Blake^{1

2

3}, Michelle A Hladunewich^{3

4

5}, Matthew J Oliver^{3

4

5}

¹ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Nephrology, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
³ Ontario Renal Network, Ontario Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; chronic dialysis; vaccination.

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