COVID-19 Vaccine Does Not Increase the Risk of Disease Flare-Ups among Patients with Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases.

Larisa PinteFlorentina NegoiGeorgeta Daniela IonescuSimona CaraiolaDaniel Vasile BalabanCamelia BadeaDiana MaziluBianca DumitrescuRadu Bogdan MateescuRuxandra IonescuMagda Ileana ParvuCristian Băicuş

Published in: Journal of personalized medicine (2021)

We did not find an increased risk of flare-up following COVID-19 vaccination in patients with autoimmune-/immune-mediated diseases, after a median follow-up of 5.9 months. According to our results, there should not be an obvious reason for vaccine hesitancy among this category of patients.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
multiple sclerosis
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes