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ArticleHIV medicine2022

National strategies for vaccination against COVID-19 in people living with HIV in Central and Eastern European region.

David Jilich, Agata Skrzat-Klapaczyńska, Lukas Fleischhans, Dominik Bursa, Sergii Antoniak, Tatevik Balayan, Josip Begovac, Alma Cicic, Gordana Dragovic, Deniz Goekengin and 16 more

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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David JilichDepartment of Infectious Diseases, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Faculty Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic.
Agata Skrzat-KlapaczyńskaDepartment of Adults' Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6367-5633
Lukas FleischhansDepartment of Infectious Diseases, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Faculty Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Czech Republic.
Dominik BursaDepartment of Adults' Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5289-1974
Sergii AntoniakViral Hepatitis and AIDS Department at the Gromashevsky Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Tatevik BalayanNational Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yerevan, Armenia.ORCID 0000-0003-4478-4129
Josip BegovacUniversity Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia.
Alma CicicInstitute for Public Health of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro.
Gordana DragovicDepartment of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine; University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Deniz GoekenginEge University, Izmir, Turkey.
Arjan HarxhiUniversity Hospital Center of Tirana, Infectious Disease Service, Tirana, Albania.
Kerstin KaseWest Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia.
Botond LakatosNational Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, South-Pest Central Hospital, National Center of HIV, Budapest, Hungary.
Raimonda MatulionyteVilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Velida MulabdicClinic for Infectious Diseases, Clinical Center of Sarajevo University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Cristiana OpreaVictor Babes Clinical Hospital for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Bucharest, Romania.
Antonios PapadopoulosUniversity General Hospital Attikon - Medical School - National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Nino RukhadzeInfectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Center, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Janez TomazicDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Lida TovbaUSMF Nicolae Testemitanu, Chisinau, Moldova.
Ľubomír SojákDepartment of Infectology and Geographical Medicine, Center for Treatment of HIV/AIDS Patients, Academic L. Dérer's University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Anne VassilenkoRepublican Scientific and Practical Center for Medical Technologies, Global Fund Grant Management Department, Minsk, Belarus.
Nina YanchevaDepartment for AIDS. Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Infectious and Parasitic Disease Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Oleg YurinCentral Research Institute of Epidemiology, Moskov, Russia.
Justyna KowalskaDepartment of Adults' Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1166-4462
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Medical University of Warsaw · PLCharles University · CZAIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center · GECentral Research Institute of Epidemiology · RUEast Tallinn Central Hospital · EEEge University · TRLjubljana University Medical Centre · SIL.V. Gromashevsky Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine · UANational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRNational Institute of Oncology · HUNational Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia · AMNicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy · MDRSPC MT · BYSpitalul Clinic Dr. Victor Babes · ROUniversity Hospital Bratislava · SKUniversity Hospital Centre Zagreb · HRUniversity of Belgrade · RSUniversity of Medicine Tirana · ALUniversity of Montenegro · MEUniversity of Sarajevo · BA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPeople living with HIV (PLWH) are at higher risk of poorer COVID-19 outcomes. Vaccination is a safe and effective method of prevention against many infectious diseases, including COVID-19. Here we investigate the strategies for national COVID-19 vaccination programmes across central and eastern Europe and the inclusion of PLWH in vaccination programmes.

methodsThe Euroguidelines in Central and Eastern Europe Network Group consists of experts in the field of infectious diseases from 24 countries in the region. Between 1 November 2020 and 19 March 2021 the group proceeded an on-line survey consisting of 20 questions.

resultsTwenty-two countries (out of 24 invited) participated in the survey and 20/22 countries in the period between December 2020 and March 2021 had already started their COVID-19 vaccination programme. In total, seven different vaccines were used by participating countries. In 17/21 countries (81%), vaccinated persons were centralized within the national registry. In 8/21 countries (38%) PLWH were prioritized for vaccination (the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Montenegro, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) and the Czech Republic, Greece and Serbia had put in place national guidelines for vaccination of PLWH. In 14/20 countries (70%) vaccination was only provided by designated centres. Eighteen respondents (18/21; 85.7%) reported that they planned to follow up HIV patients vaccinated against COVID-19, mainly by measuring antibody levels and checking COVID-19 incidence (11/21; 52.3%).

conclusionsThis survey-based study suggests that there are significant differences in terms of prioritizing PLWH, the types of vaccines used, vaccination coverage, and the development and implementation of a vaccination programmes within the region. Regardless of heterogenicity and existing barriers within the region, systematic vaccination in PLWH should have the highest priority, especially in those with severe immunodeficiency, risk factors, and in the elderly, aiming for prompt and high vaccination coverage.

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COVID-19HIV InfectionsAgedCOVID-19 VaccinesEuropeEurope, EasternHumansVaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19HIVvaccination

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