Rheumatoid Arthritis | can zoster vaccine be used in ra patients on biologics

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No Extra Risk With Zoster Vax in RA Patients on Biologics
Kate Johnson writing for MedPage Today reported herpes zoster vaccination appears to be safe in patients treated with biologic therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), despite widespread recommendations against this practice, a new study suggests.
Among 176 patients vaccinated against HZ while on biologic therapy, a protocol of withholding one dose of biologic therapy and replacing it with the vaccine has resulted in no complications of disseminated HZ disease and no increased incidence of HZ in the 6-week, post-vaccination window.
The practice "appears safe using this protocol," said Stephen Lindsay, MD, Chief of Rheumatology at the Ochsner Clinic.
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