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Persistence of antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in a cohort of haemodialysis patients with COVID-1915.03.2021 1354

Haemodialysis patients are extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. Their immune response after infection is unclear. We have found high seroconversion rates in this population with 95% developing antibodies. It is unclear if and how long these antibodies persist. Here we investigate this with serial antibody testing.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION >01.03.2021 1128

Doubtless that CAFU is now better structured to promote and develop businesses and sustainable projects between France and Uzbekistan. Accordingly, let us introduce you with Mr. Abduaziz HAKIMOV, a long-standing CAFU member and General Manager of Euromedex for Central Asian and Caucasus countries, who kindly accepted to invest more time and energy to lead the Uzbek CAFU branch as an Executive Director. Warm congratulations to Mr. HAKIMOV: we wish him nothing less than success and happiness within his mandate, and beyond…

EFIM has joined European Alliance for Value in Health16.11.2020 1663

Today, EFIM joined the 11 associations to form the European Alliance for Value in Health in order to connect different stakeholders to create conditions and inspire others. The Alliance represents a broad group of European associations representing patients, scientific and professional societies, healthcare managers, hospitals, regional health authorities and life-science industries....

EBIM launched the Educational Platform22.10.2020 1271

We are pleased to inform you that the European Board of Internal Medicine, EBIM a joint collaboration between EFIM and the UEMS Section of Internal Medicine launched the Educational Platform online...

Evaluating the Efficacy of Therapies in COVID-19 Patients21.08.2020 2220

Dan-Yu Lin, PhD, Donglin Zeng, PhD, Joseph J Eron, MD

Immunogenicity and safety of a recombinant adenovirus type-5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine in healthy adults aged 18 years or older: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial15.08.2020 2619

This is the first randomised controlled trial for assessment of the immunogenicity and safety of a candidate non-replicating adenovirus type-5 (Ad5)-vectored COVID-19 vaccine, aiming to determine an appropriate dose of the candidate vaccine for an efficacy study.