COVID-19 vaccination in haematology patients: an Australian and New Zealand consensus position statement

Georgia McCaughan; Pietro Di Ciaccio; Michelle Ananda-Rajah; Nicole Gilroy; Raina MacIntyre; Benjamin Teh; Robert Weinkove; Jennifer Curnow; Jeff Szer; Anoop K. Enjeti; David M. Ross; Stephen Mulligan; Judith Trotman; Michael Dickinson; Hang Quach; Phillip Choi; Mark N. Polizzotto; Constantine S. Tam; P. Joy Ho; Matthew Ku; Gareth Gregory; Shane Gangatharan; Greg Hapgood; Tara Cochrane; Chan Cheah; Simon Gibbs; Andrew Wei; Anna Johnston; Matthew Greenwood; H. Miles Prince; Maya Latimer; Leanne Berkahn; Joel Wight; Tasman Armytage; Nada Hamad

doi:10.1111/imj.15247

COVID-19 vaccination in haematology patients: an Australian and New Zealand consensus position statement

Georgia McCaughan, Pietro Di Ciaccio, Michelle Ananda-Rajah, Nicole Gilroy, Raina MacIntyre, Benjamin Teh, Robert Weinkove, Jennifer Curnow, Jeff Szer, Anoop K. Enjeti, David M. Ross, Stephen Mulligan, Judith Trotman, Michael Dickinson, Hang Quach, Phillip Choi, Mark N. Polizzotto, Constantine S. Tam, P. Joy Ho, Matthew KuGareth Gregory, Shane Gangatharan, Greg Hapgood, Tara Cochrane, Chan Cheah, Simon Gibbs, Andrew Wei, Anna Johnston, Matthew Greenwood, H. Miles Prince, Maya Latimer, Leanne Berkahn, Joel Wight, Tasman Armytage, Nada Hamad^*

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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 from the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand and infectious diseases specialists have collaborated on this consensus position statement regarding COVID-19 vaccination in patients with haematological disorders. It is our recommendation that patients with haematological malignancies, and some benign haematological disorders, 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. Vaccination should not replace other public health measures in these patients, given that the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination, specifically in patients with haematological malignancies, is not known. Given the limited available data, prospective collection of safety and efficacy data of COVID-19 vaccination in this patient group is a priority.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	763-768
Number of pages	6
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	51
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.15247
Publication status	Published - May 2021

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McCaughan, G., Di Ciaccio, P., Ananda-Rajah, M., Gilroy, N., MacIntyre, R., Teh, B., Weinkove, R., Curnow, J., Szer, J., Enjeti, A. K., Ross, D. M., Mulligan, S., Trotman, J., Dickinson, M., Quach, H., Choi, P., Polizzotto, M. N., Tam, C. S., Ho, P. J., ... Hamad, N. (2021). COVID-19 vaccination in haematology patients: an Australian and New Zealand consensus position statement. Internal Medicine Journal, 51(5), 763-768. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.15247

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