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Comment on: “Polypharmacy and Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: the GeroCovid Study”

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  1. School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, 126 Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, Bukit Jalil, 57000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Chia Siang Kow & Kaeshaelya Thiruchelvam

  2. School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

    Dinesh Sangarran Ramachandram

  3. School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK

    Syed Shahzad Hasan

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Kow, C.S., Ramachandram, D.S., Hasan, S.S. et al. Comment on: “Polypharmacy and Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: the GeroCovid Study”. Drugs Aging 41, 283–285 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-024-01106-z

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