Humoral responses to BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 and hepatitis B vaccines are associated in patients on maintenance hemodialysis: a single-center experience in Belgium

Maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients are at high risk for life-threatening coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Recent studies have documented a strong humoral response after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination in this population, even in older patients, in contrast to kidney transplant recipients. Previous reports have also shown a poor humoral response after hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in chronic kidney disease patients with comorbidities (e.g. older age, diabetes, immunosuppression). We therefore hypothesized that this weak response to the HBV... Mehr ...