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A joint statement from British Society of Gastroenterology, British Association for the Study of the Liver, NHS Blood & Transplant and British Liver Trust
Patients with liver disease that are considered to be clinically extremely vulnerable are at increased risk if they contract COVID-19. This advice refers to this group and to all other patients with liver disease.
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- Whilst the vaccine trials have not looked specifically at safety in patients with liver disease, there is no data to suggest harm
- Although vaccines may be less effective in patients with chronic liver disease and those post-liver transplant, they still provide protection. As yet there is no data specifically on the Sars-CoV2 vaccines
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- We recommend that patients with chronic liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis and those post-liver transplant should consider vaccination for Sars-CoV2 with any of the available vaccines
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