Improving COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage in Patients With Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases.
Tiphaine GoulenokChrystelle FrancoisCéline MendesFatima FarhiJean-Francois AlexandraDiane RouzaudThomas PapoKarim SacrePublished in: The Journal of rheumatology (2021)
In December 2020, France began vaccinations using the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to combat the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Based on the risk for severe COVID-19, patients with autoimmune diseases (AIDs) who are receiving, or about to receive, steroids or immunosuppressive drugs have been prioritized for vaccination.1.