What The Study Did: The findings of this review and meta-analysis that included 32 studies and about 4,900 participants suggest the immune response rate after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was lower in patients receiving dialysis for end-stage kidney disease and that diabetes might be a risk factor for nonresponse to vaccination.
Authors: Chih-Hsiang Chang, M.D., of the Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.31749)
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