Vaccines
HunterWeaver2
I am disappointed that the article in this issue about the COVID-19 vaccine, says nothing about its potential use in those us with RA and on T-cell inhibitors.
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rawarrior
Thank you for your reply.
#1) I was diaapointe dbecause I am receiving this via "Arthritis Connection"
#2) My ocncern is no effectiveness. It is whether people on T-cell inhibitors will even be allowed to take such vaccines.
I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
MedMaven
Editor
I share your disappointment about not understanding the role of a potential vaccine in individuals with chronic inflammatory disease and on a more personal level, cancer. Unfortunately the regulatory process for vaccine approval will focus on individuals without these disease’s first and that's where the limited data is found. Having said that, most vaccines developed over the past few decades have similar effectiveness in individuals with these conditions. Best C
