TY - JOUR
T1 - Return to School and COVID-19 Vaccination for Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in the United States
T2 - Expert Opinion for 2021-2022
AU - Downes, Kevin J.
AU - Statler, Victoria A.
AU - Orscheln, Rachel C.
AU - Cousino, Melissa K.
AU - Green, Michael
AU - Michaels, Marian G.
AU - Muller, William J.
AU - Sharma, Tanvi S.
AU - Danziger-Isakov, Lara A.
AU - Ardura, Monica I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to generate challenges for pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients and their families. As rates of COVID-19 fluctuate, new SARS-CoV-2 variants emerge, and adherence to and implementation of mitigation strategies vary from community to community, questions remain about the best and safest practices to prevent COVID-19 in vulnerable patients. Notably, decisions about returning to school remain difficult. We assembled a team of specialists in pediatric infectious diseases, transplant infectious diseases, public health, transplant psychology, and infection prevention and control to re-address concerns about school re-entry, as well as COVID-19 vaccines, for pediatric SOT recipients in the United States in 2021. Based on available literature and guidance from national organizations, we generated expert statements specific to pediatric SOT recipients focused on school attendance in 2021.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to generate challenges for pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients and their families. As rates of COVID-19 fluctuate, new SARS-CoV-2 variants emerge, and adherence to and implementation of mitigation strategies vary from community to community, questions remain about the best and safest practices to prevent COVID-19 in vulnerable patients. Notably, decisions about returning to school remain difficult. We assembled a team of specialists in pediatric infectious diseases, transplant infectious diseases, public health, transplant psychology, and infection prevention and control to re-address concerns about school re-entry, as well as COVID-19 vaccines, for pediatric SOT recipients in the United States in 2021. Based on available literature and guidance from national organizations, we generated expert statements specific to pediatric SOT recipients focused on school attendance in 2021.
KW - COVID-19 vaccines
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - coronavirus
KW - masks
KW - pediatric transplant
KW - return to school
KW - vaccination
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85125212733&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/jpids/piab098
DO - 10.1093/jpids/piab098
M3 - Article
C2 - 34734268
AN - SCOPUS:85125212733
SN - 2048-7193
VL - 11
SP - 43
EP - 54
JO - Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
JF - Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
IS - 2
ER -