Risk of COVID-19 Among Unvaccinated and Vaccinated Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A General Population Study.

Hui LiZachary S WallaceJeffrey A SparksNa LuYuqing ZhangDongxing XieYilun WangChao ZengGuang-Hua Lei Yuqing Zhang

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2022)

Patients with RA are still at higher risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 hospitalization than the general population after receiving COVID-19 vaccines. These findings support booster COVID-19 vaccinations and adherence of other preventive strategies among patients with RA.

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coronavirus disease
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rheumatoid arthritis
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systemic sclerosis
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