COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among people with chronic neurological disorders: A position paper.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Health risks associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection are undisputed. Moreover, the capability of vaccination to prevent symptomatic, severe, and fatal COVID-19 is recognized. There is also early evidence that vaccination can reduce the chance for long COVID-19. Nonetheless, the willingness to get vaccinated and receive booster shots remains subpar among people with neurologic disorders. Vaccine scepticism not only jeopardizes collective efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic but puts individual lives at risk, as some chronic neurologic diseases are associated with a higher risk for an unfavorable COVID-19 course.

Methods

In this position paper, the NeuroCOVID-19 Task Force of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) summarizes the current knowledge on the pr

SUBMITTER: Rakusa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9111566 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature