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Editorial
. 2022 Feb;41(2):158-160.
doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.10.017. Epub 2021 Nov 4.

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in heart transplantation: What we do and do not know

Saima Aslam  1 , Michael G Ison  2
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Editorial

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in heart transplantation: What we do and do not know

Saima Aslam et al. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Feb.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure statement Michael G Ison reports research support, paid to Northwestern University, from AiCuris, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen and Shire; he is a paid consultant for Adagio, AlloVir, Celltrion, Cidara, Genentech, Roche, Janssen, Shionogi, Viracor Eurofins; he is also a paid member of DSMBs from Janssen, Merck, SAB Biotherapeutics, Sequiris, Takeda and Vitaeris. Saima Aslam reports grant funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; she is also a consultant for Merck (honoraria received), Gilead (honoraria received), and BioMx (unpaid).

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