Vaccination Guidelines for Patients With Immune-Mediated Disorders on Immunosuppressive Therapies.
Kim A PappBoulos HaraouiDeepali KumarJohn K MarshallRobert BissonnetteAlain BittonBrian BresslerMelinda GooderhamVincent HoShahin JamalJanet E PopeA Hillary SteinhartDonald C VinhJohn WadePublished in: Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery (2018)
Immunosuppressive agents may attenuate vaccine responses, but protective benefit is generally maintained. While these recommendations are evidence based, they do not replace clinical judgment, and decisions regarding vaccination must carefully assess the risks, benefits, and circumstances of individual patients.