WHF Position Statement on COVID Vaccination

F. Thienemann; G. Chakafana; D. Piñeiro; F. J. Pinto; P. Perel; K. Singh; J.-L. Eiselé; D. Prabhakaran; K. Sliwa

doi:10.5334/gh.1027

WHF Position Statement on COVID Vaccination

Global Heart

Volume 16 (2021): Issue 1

By: F. Thienemann, G. Chakafana, D. Piñeiro, F. J. Pinto, P. Perel, K. Singh, J.-L. Eiselé, D. Prabhakaran and K. Sliwa

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1027 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179

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Language: English

Submitted on: Mar 8, 2021

Accepted on: Mar 29, 2021

Published on: Apr 27, 2021

Published by: Ubiquity Press

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Keywords:

COVID vaccination,

cardiovascular disease,

global health

© 2021 F. Thienemann, G. Chakafana, D. Piñeiro, F. J. Pinto, P. Perel, K. Singh, J.-L. Eiselé, D. Prabhakaran, K. Sliwa, published by Ubiquity Press
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