Study supported by Washington University ICTS shows COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibodies in 90% taking immunosuppressants
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Nearly 90% of people taking immunosuppressants to treat autoimmune conditions produce an antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination, but the response is weaker than those generated by healthy people, according to a study by ICTS researchers at Washington University School of Medicine.
Submitted by Leslie Roettger on Monday, September 13, 2021 - 09:37.
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