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COVID-19 Vaccination and Disease Course in People with Multiple Sclerosis in Greece by Christos Bakirtzis; Natalia Konstantinidou; Sotiria Stavropoulou De Lorenzo; Theodoros Moysiadis; Marina-Kleopatra Boziki; Eleni Grigoriadou; Evangelia Kesidou; Paschalis Theotokis; Eleftherios Thireos; Panagiota Mitrou; Nikolaos Grigoriadis is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Over the past three years, humanity faced the abrupt spread of COVID-19, responsible for a worldwide health crisis. Initially, it was believed that individuals with chronic disorders, including multiple sclerosis, were more likely to be infected and suffer a worse degree of COVID-19 disease. Therefore, data with regard to COVID-19 disease outcomes in these populations may provide additional insight with regard to the management of chronic diseases during viral pandemics. The objective of this study is to evaluate COVID-19 disease course in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece and explore the impact of vaccination in the outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in this population. Anonymized data, extracted from nationwide administrative records between February 2020 and December 2021, were retrospectively analyzed in order to identify PwMS with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Demographic data, as well as data regarding COVID-19 infection and vaccination, were additionally collected. The study sample included 2351 PwMS (65.1% females, 51.2% unvaccinated at the time of infection). A total of 260 PwMS were hospitalized, while 25 PwMS died from COVID-19 disease and

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Author

Christos Bakirtzis; Natalia Konstantinidou; Sotiria Stavropoulou De Lorenzo; Theodoros Moysiadis; Marina-Kleopatra Boziki; Eleni Grigoriadou; Evangelia Kesidou; Paschalis Theotokis; Eleftherios Thireos; Panagiota Mitrou; Nikolaos Grigoriadis

Publisher

MDPI AG

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)