Into the unknown: The end of the coronavirus disease 2019 public health emergency in the United States and potential impacts on organ transplant recipients

Emily A. Blumberg; Hannah H. Nam; Shandie Covington; Lara Danziger-Isakov; Deepali Kumar; Marian G. Michaels; Raymund R. Razonable; Marcus R. Pereira

doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2023.07.007

Into the unknown: The end of the coronavirus disease 2019 public health emergency in the United States and potential impacts on organ transplant recipients

Emily A. Blumberg, Hannah H. Nam, Shandie Covington, Lara Danziger-Isakov, Deepali Kumar, Marian G. Michaels, Raymund R. Razonable, Marcus R. Pereira

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Abstract

The public health emergency for coronavirus disease 2019 ended on April 11, 2023, 1 month earlier than its planned termination. The hasty cessation of emergency measures may negatively impact the care of solid organ transplant recipients and other immunosuppressed hosts. Accelerated pathways for drug and vaccine approvals, research funding, and insurance coverage for medical therapies and diagnostic testing are likely to be affected. Health care disparities that characterized the early pandemic may again be intensified. It is imperative that the transplant community promptly anticipate the impact of these changes and prepare accordingly to avoid disruptions in care for the most vulnerable patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1507-1510
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Transplantation
Volume	23
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2023.07.007
State	Published - Oct 2023

Keywords

COVID-19
public health emergency
vaccination

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Immunology and Allergy
Transplantation
Pharmacology (medical)

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Blumberg, E. A., Nam, H. H., Covington, S., Danziger-Isakov, L., Kumar, D., Michaels, M. G., Razonable, R. R., & Pereira, M. R. (2023). Into the unknown: The end of the coronavirus disease 2019 public health emergency in the United States and potential impacts on organ transplant recipients. American Journal of Transplantation, 23(10), 1507-1510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2023.07.007

Blumberg, EA, Nam, HH, Covington, S, Danziger-Isakov, L, Kumar, D, Michaels, MG, Razonable, RR & Pereira, MR 2023, 'Into the unknown: The end of the coronavirus disease 2019 public health emergency in the United States and potential impacts on organ transplant recipients', American Journal of Transplantation, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 1507-1510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2023.07.007

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