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Pausing methotrexate prevents impairment of Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 neutralisation after COVID-19 booster vaccination.

Elisa HabermannLutz GieselmannPinkus Tober-LauJens KlotscheFredrik Nils AlbachAlexander Ten HagenJan ZernickeElvin AhmadovAmanthi Nadira Arumahandi de SilvaLeonie Maria FrommertFlorian KurthLeif-Erik SanderGerd-Rüdiger R BurmesterFlorian KleinRobert Biesen
Published in: RMD open (2022)
Patients pausing MTX after COVID-19 booster showed a similar vaccine response to NIP. Patients who continued MTX demonstrated an impaired response indicating a potentially beneficial second booster vaccination. Our data also suggest that a 1 week MTX break is sufficient if the last administration of MTX occurs 1-3 days before vaccination.
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