FAQ on COVID Vaccine and Transplantation
FAQ: COVID Vaccine and Transplantation
Information from NHSBT
NHSBT is the authority that oversees transplantation in the United Kingdom. NHSBT has today (14 January 2021) issued helpful information about the COVID vaccine to people who are awaiting transplant, who have had a liver transplant or who are living donors.
Go to our PSC and COVID-19 vaccines page for more information about the vaccines and the priority groups in the UK vaccine programme.
News About COVID-19
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Vaccines to be offered to people aged 16 and over living with people with weak immune systems.
COVID Vaccine for People on the Transplant Waiting List
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COVID Vaccines and the Immune System
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NHSBT Liver Transplant Update for Patients (February 2021)
Important information for anyone on the liver transplant waiting list.
What COVID-19 Vaccine Priority Groups are People with PSC in?
Which priority groups are people with PSC in? How we can help if your doctors advises you that you are not in a priority group.
Additional Risk Factors Used to Identify People at High Risk of COVID-19
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Ask the Expert 17 February 2021
Join us and Dr Hermien Hartog for this live Ask the Expert session. Wednesday 17th Feb at 2pm(UK). Video now available.
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Care of Patients With Liver Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic – UPDATE
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