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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 9/2022

17-09-2021 | Letter to the Editor

Adults With Autism Should be Considered a Priority in COVID-19 Immunization Programs

Auteurs: Rita Lucena, Pedro de Melo-Carneiro, Aline Santos Sampaio, Nadia Rossi de Almeida, Ana Marta Vieira Ponte, Daniele de Brito Wanderley, Adriana Marques de Mattos, Ana Paola Robatto, Nayara Argollo

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2022

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first identified in China in December 2019. It rapidly spread across the world, and, in March 2020, the World Health Organization declared it a global pandemic. In mid-August 2021, more than 4.4 million deaths have been directly caused by this disease worldwide (Ritchie et al., 2020). Despite this dramatic number, just around 25% of the population, at the time of this letter, have been fully vaccinated by one of the available vaccines (Ritchie et al., 2020). All around the globe, priority groups for vaccination include the elderly, healthcare workers, and people with high-risk comorbidities. In this letter, we discuss why we believe people with autism should be included in this last category. …
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Metagegevens
Titel
Adults With Autism Should be Considered a Priority in COVID-19 Immunization Programs
Auteurs
Rita Lucena
Pedro de Melo-Carneiro
Aline Santos Sampaio
Nadia Rossi de Almeida
Ana Marta Vieira Ponte
Daniele de Brito Wanderley
Adriana Marques de Mattos
Ana Paola Robatto
Nayara Argollo
Publicatiedatum
17-09-2021
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2022
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05281-5

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