Risk of COVID-19 among unvaccinated and vaccinated patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a general population study.

Xiaofeng JiangJeffrey A SparksZachary WallaceXinjia DengHui LiNa LuDongxing XieYilun WangChao ZengGuanghua LeiYuqing Zhang Yuqing Zhang

Published in: RMD open (2023)

While unvaccinated patients with SLE were at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its severe sequelae than the general population, no such difference was observed among vaccinated population. The findings indicate that COVID-19 vaccination provides an adequate protection to most patients with SLE from COVID-19 breakthrough infection and its severe sequelae.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
systemic lupus erythematosus
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
early onset
rheumatoid arthritis