COVID-19 Information
Coronaviruses are common viruses that usually cause a simple cold. When new strains of viruses emerge, they can cause more severe diseases, as seen with the recent novel coronavirus disease called Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This coronavirus is called the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 virus (SARS-CoV-2). This new virus and disease were the cause of the outbreak in Wuhan, China, starting in December 2019 and now has spread to many parts of the world.
Vaccine Information
COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ Sheet (Updated on 1/25/21)
AST Resources For Transplant Professionals
FAQs for Organ Transplantation (Updated 10/13/20)
Recommendations and Guidance for Organ Donor Testing (Updated 10/5/20)
Medication Access and Drug Shortage Concerns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Frequently Asked Questions (Updated 6/18/20)
AST Resources For Transplant Candidates and Recipients
COVID-19 Handouts for Recipients and Candidates (Posted on 1/25/21)
FAQs Regarding Return to School for Children after Solid Organ Transplant in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Posted on 7/27/2020)
Information for Transplant Recipients and Candidates / Spanish version (Updated 9/23/20)
COVID-19: Answering Your Transplant Questions Video #2 (Recorded on 8/24/20)
COVID-19: Answering Your Transplant Questions Video #1 (Recorded on 4/27/20)
Transplant Patient in a New COVID-19 World (Recorded on 5/15/20)
Natera Transplant Town Hall (includes a Q&A with George Lopez and Dr. Emily Blumberg) (Recorded on 6/22/20)
Town Hall Webinars
*NEW* COVID-19: Organ Donation and Transplant Town Hall #4 (Recorded on 12/3/20)
- IntroductionCOVID-19 Organ Donation and Transplant Town Hall #3 (Recorded on 5/11/20)
COVID-19 Special Module on Donor & Transplant Issues (4/17/20)
COVID-19 Organ Donation and Transplant Town Hall #2 (Recorded on 4/13/20)
COVID-19 Organ Donation and Transplant Town Hall #1 (Recorded on 3/23/20)
- Presentation, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
- Donor Issues and Candidate Concerns
- Operational Issues
- Data Collection
- Closing Resources
COVID-19 Resources for the Donation and Transplantation Community (Resource Handout - Updated 4/13/20)
Other Transplant Resources
General
World Health Organization (WHO) Guidance for Health Workers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Resources for Medical Professionals
Action Learning Network: COVID-19
Organ Donation
Joint statement on donation screening by CST and Canadian Blood Services
Position statement on local organ recovery during COVID-19 pandemic
UNOS COVID-19 Data and Resources
Other Resources
Publicly accessible resource from ISHLT
JAMA interview with Maurizio Cecconi in Milan
American Journal of Transplantation (AJT) AJT link with compiled COVID19 articles
For Transplant Coordinators: Managing Patient and Family Concerns
AASLD’s COVID-19 and the Liver Resources
Weekly Articles From AST eNews
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COVID-19 AJT Articles
Impact of COVID-19 on the care of patients with liver disease: EASL-ESCMID position paper after 6 months of the pandemic
COVID‐19 Outcomes in Patients Waitlisted for Kidney Transplantation and Kidney Transplant Recipients
Clinical implications of SARS‐CoV‐2 cycle threshold values in solid organ transplant recipients
Tocilizumab for severe COVID‐19 in solid organ transplant recipients: a matched case‐control study
Lung Transplantation During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: Safely Navigating the New “Normal”
Peripheral CD4+ T cell subsets and antibody response in COVID-19 convalescent individuals