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Editorial
. 2022 Feb;22(2):335-336.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.16908. Epub 2021 Dec 8.

Vaccine mandates: A transplant recipient's perspective

Amy Silverstein  1
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Editorial

Vaccine mandates: A transplant recipient's perspective

Amy Silverstein. Am J Transplant. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

COVID-19 vaccination mandates: A patient’s view from the transplant trenches (see Kates et al. and Hippen, pages 371 and 381).

Keywords: ethics and public policy; infection and infectious agents - viral: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19; organ transplantation in general; vaccine.

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    1. Hippen BE. Mandating COVID-19 vaccination prior to kidney transplantation in the United States: no solutions, only decisions [published online ahead of print 2021]. Am J Transplant. doi:10.1111/ajt.16891 - DOI - PMC - PubMed