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Covid-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis is important for immunosuppressed patients

MedExpress Team

Piotr Wójcik

Published Dec. 8, 2022 13:54

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– Immunosuppression is moving to the top of the pyramid of factors affecting the risk of a severe course of Covid-19. Vaccination is still the primary recommendation for the immunocompetent, but many do not respond adequately to it. Then, pre-exposure prophylaxis with the use of monoclonal antibodies is an option - said prof. Krzysztof Tomasiewicz from the Department and Clinic of Infectious Diseases of the Medical University of Lublin during the conference "Covid-⁠19 from A to Z".

Antibodies as an additional option

Although successive variants of the coronavirus cause a severe course of the Covid-19 disease in a smaller and smaller percentage of patients, according to experts, efforts must still be made to protect oneself against infection as much as possible. This is especially important in the group of people who are particularly vulnerable to severe Covid-19. As noted by Prof. Krzysztof Tomasiewicz, the profile of this group is changing. While in terms of the age criterion, these are still people aged 65+, there has been a dramatic change in terms of medical factors.

– At the beginning of the pandemic, the most vulnerable groups were people with diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Now people in immunosuppression have moved to the top of this pyramid - noted Prof. Tomasiewicz.

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