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https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/27400| Title: | Australia and New Zealand Transplant and Cellular Therapies COVID-19 vaccination consensus position statement. | Austin Authors: | Hamad, Nada;Ananda-Rajah, Michelle;Gilroy, Nicole;MacIntyre, Raina;Gottlieb, David;Ritchie, David;Harrison, Simon;Kennedy, Glen;Watson, Anne M;Greenwood, Matthew;Doocey, Richard;Perera, Travis;Spencer, Andrew;Wong, Eric ;O'Brien, Tracey;Shaw, Peter;Conyers, Rachel;Milliken, Samuel;Bardy, Peter;Larsen, Stephen;Ho, Phoebe J;Lai, Hock;Bajel, Ashish;Butler, Jason;Tiley, Campbell;D'Rozario, James;Johnston, Anna;Cochrane, Tara;Mills, Tony;Irving, Ian;Pullon, Humprey;Purtill, Duncan | Affiliation: | Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand Princess Alexandria Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ICON Cancer Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand Wellington Blood and Cancer Centre, Wellington, New Zealand St Vincent's Hospital Sydney and University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Monash Institute of Medical Engineering and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Kirby Institute and University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Clinical Haematology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia The Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Austin Health Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia Gosford Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Issue Date: | Aug-2021 | Publication information: | Internal Medicine Journal 2021; 51(8): 1321-1323 | Abstract: | Australia and New Zealand have achieved excellent community control of COVID-19 infection. In light of the imminent COVID-19 vaccination roll out in both countries, representatives of all adult and paediatric allogeneic bone marrow transplant and cellular therapy (TCT) centres as well as representatives from autologous transplant only centres in Australia and New Zealand collaborated with infectious diseases specialists with expertise in TCT on this consensus position statement regarding COVID-19 vaccination in TCT patients in Australia and New Zealand. It is our recommendation that TCT patients, should have expedited access to high-efficacy COVID-19 vaccines given that these patients are at high risk of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19 infection. We also recommend prioritising vaccination of TCT healthcare workers and household members of TCT patients. Vaccination should not replace other public health measures in TCT patients given the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination in TCT patients is unknown. Furthermore, given the limited available data, prospective collection of safety and efficacy data of COVID-19 vaccination in this patient group is a priority. | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/27400 | DOI: | 10.1111/imj.15263 | ORCID: | 0000-0001-7929-1450 0000-0002-3667-2613 0000-0002-5983-753X |
Journal: | Internal Medicine Journal | PubMed URL: | 34423546 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | COVID-19 allogeneic stem cell transplant autologous stem cell cellular therapy transplant vaccination |
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