The COVID pandemic continues all over the world.Experience over the last 1 year has shown that kidney patients are at high risk of developing complications of covid infections. This is because of presence of comorbidities as well as use of immunosuppressants like steroids, MMF and tacrolimus. Our experience as well as that from other centres in India as well all over the world shows that mortality in dialysis patients is about 20- 30 % and that in transplant patients about 10-15% . There is no definitive treatment of covid infection once it occurs. Hence the age old saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure best applies to covid. The covid vaccine represents a major breakthrough in preventing such infections. There is a lot of misinformation in the media regarding its side effects but in view of the risk of complications and death , the risk benefit ratio is highly in favour of getting the vaccine. Over the last 2 months new information has emerged about COVID vaccine and Kidney patients form new studies. In this video I discuss the 7 new facts about COVID vaccine and kidney patients and the best practices for dialysis and kidney transplant patients. Vaccine is the best way to save your kidney from further damage because of covid . Please consult best kidney doctor and best transplant doctor for your questions and concerns.
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