Misconceptions Drive COVID-19 Vaccine Hesistancy in Individuals with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Eva Zhang Arun Gupta Aysha H Al-Ani Finlay A Macrae Rupert W L Leong Britt Christensen

Published in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2022)

Vaccine hesitancy in IBD patients is low. Concerns about the safety of vaccination in pregnancy and in causing an IBD flare are both associated with vaccine hesitancy. Healthcare providers play a key role in proactively addressing these misconceptions particularly in the context of emerging virus variants and the availability of boosters.

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