National strategies for vaccination against COVID-19 in people living with HIV in Central and Eastern European region.
David JilichAgata Skrzat-KlapaczyńskaLukas FleischhansDominik BursaSergii AntoniakTatevik BalayanJosip BegovacAlma CicicGordana DragovicDeniz GoekenginArjan HarxhiKerstin KaseBotond LakatosRaimonda MatulionyteVelida MulabdicCristiana OpreaAntonios PapadopoulosNino RukhadzeJanez TomazicLida TovbaĽubomír SojákAnne VassilenkoNina YanchevaOleg YurinJustyna Dominika Kowalskanull nullPublished in: HIV medicine (2021)
This survey-based study suggests that there are significant differences in terms of prioritizing PLWH, the types of vaccines used, vaccination coverage, and the development and implementation of a vaccination programmes within the region. Regardless of heterogenicity and existing barriers within the region, systematic vaccination in PLWH should have the highest priority, especially in those with severe immunodeficiency, risk factors, and in the elderly, aiming for prompt and high vaccination coverage.