COVID-19 in the EU: Current Trends and Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 Progression
In this episode, Drs. Mussini, Witzenrath, and Bartoletti review risk factors for progression to severe COVID-19, including additional considerations for people who are immunocompromised.
Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast · Cristina Mussini MD, Martin Witzenrath MD FERS, Michele Bartoletti MD PhD
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Show Notes
In this episode, Cristina Mussini, MD, Martin Witzenrath, MD, FERS, and Michele Bartoletti, MD, PhD, discuss:
- Current SARS-CoV-2 trends in the EU
- Risk factors for severe COVID-19 outcomes, including the spectrum of risk based on immune system status
- Factors that may affect vaccine efficacy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other lymphoid malignancies
- Considerations for determining people at high risk for COVID-19 progression
Presenters:
Cristina Mussini, MD
Full Professor of Infectious Diseases
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Modena, Italy
Martin Witzenrath, MD, FERS
Medical Director
Charite Centrum 12
Internal Medicine & Dermatology
Professor and Chair for Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care
Department of Infectious Disease, Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care
Charite Campus Mitte/Campus Virchow Klinikum/Campus Benjamin Franklin
Charite – University of Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Michele Bartoletti, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Humanitas University
Pieve Emanuele (MI), Italy
Head of Infectious Diseases Unit
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
Rozzano (MI), Italy
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