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Vaccination in patients with kidney failure: lessons from COVID-19 - Nature Reviews Nephrology

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Vaccination in patients with kidney failure: lessons from COVID-19 - Nature Reviews Nephrology

Infection is the second leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Adequate humoral (antibody) and cellular (T cell-driven) immunity are required to minimize pathogen entry and promote pathogen clearance to enable infection control. Vaccination can generate cellular and humoral immunity against specific pathogens and is used to prevent many life-threatening infectious diseases. However, vaccination efficacy is diminished in patients with CKD.

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