Recipients need to take immunosuppressant drugs after their transplant to prevent the organ from being rejected.
The March study was published inJAMA.
It turned out only 17% of the study population had detectable antibodies within 20 days of vaccination.
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What surprised us was the magnitude of the poor antibody response."
Several other factors, including a recipient’s age and the vaccine brand, also impacted the immune response.
Specifically, being younger and receiving the Moderna vaccine were associated with heightened antibody production.
Boyarsky says that the results make clinical sense.
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“Furthermore, we believe that transplant recipients' family members and social networks should also be vaccinated.”
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For now, it remains imperative to take basic public safety precautions.
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National Institutes of Health.Organ transplants without life-long drugs.
