Credit: Both the photomicrograph and model are courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
A transmission electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, next to a model of the virus particle. A new long-term study by Johns Hopkins Medicine reaffirms the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination for organ transplant recipients to reduce the risk of disease severity or complications when breakthrough cases occur in this vulnerable population.