COVID-19 vaccination in athletes: ready, set, go…

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Hull, James H.
Schwellnus, Martin Peter
Pyne, D.B.
Shah, A.

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Elsevier

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In the fight against the COVID-19 global pandemic, the focus in 2021 has fortunately turned to vaccination strategies. The successful development of several vaccines, and their proven efficacy and short-term safety in large scale multinational trials against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2), offers promise in controlling the pandemic. Many countries are now operationalising their vaccination programmes, and prioritising health-care workers and the most vulnerable individuals within the population—eg, the elderly and those with chronic health conditions.

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COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Vaccination, Sports, Athletes

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Hull, J.H., Schwellnus, M.P., Pyne, D.B. et al. 2021, 'COVID-19 vaccination in athletes: ready, set, go…', Lancet Respiratory Medicine, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 455-456, doi : 10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00082-5.