key: cord-1053735-y3neudov
authors: Elli, Luca; Rimondi, Alessandro; Tontini, Eugenio; Gori, Andrea; Vecchi, Maurizio; Penagini, Roberto
title: Endoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic: is it time to down-grade personal protective equipment for vaccinated personnel?
date: 2021-04-27
journal: Dig Liver Dis
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2021.04.023
sha: ae9d59526dcc7e41aafbec52af3a52ef8bae328a
doc_id: 1053735
cord_uid: y3neudov

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Luca Elli 1 In most countries, vaccine campaigns have first targeted medical personnel as they are the most Thus, it remains unclear whether vaccination efficacy could justify a lighter approach to PPE.

As a result, until more data on the effectiveness of vaccines are available, physicians and endoscopists should continue to use full PPE, as previously described [ [8] ], and maintain maximum precautions to guard against infection with virus variants and to prevent spread to patients. Unfortunately, though vaccines offer real hope that we will be able to move on from this pandemic, it is not yet time to relax our guard.

The authors declare no conflict of interest

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