ReviewBiomedicines2022
Immunogenicity, Effectiveness, and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in Rheumatic Patients: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Pooled it
- Safety of CoronaVac and ChAdOx1 vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from the Brazilian multicentric study safer.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2024Trial
- COVID- 19 vaccination reduces new-onset fibromyalgia risk in survivors.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Feasibility and Effectiveness of Vaccines for COVID-19: An Umbrella Review.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Characteristics of long COVID in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2024Review
- 4th booster-dose SARS-CoV-2 heterologous and homologous vaccination in rheumatological patients.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Observational
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- The Third Dose of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine Does Not "Boost" Disease Flares and Adverse Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Inhaled corticosteroids do not affect the antibody titer against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in BNT162b2 mRNA vaccinated patients.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2022Article
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- COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases: A mini-review.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundVaccination is one of the most important measures worldwide to halt the spread of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the efficacy and safety of these vaccines in rheumatic patients are not well explored. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis.
methodsWe performed a literature search of the PubMed and EMBASE databases on 17 November 2021. Forty-seven studies relevant to the immunogenicity, efficacy/effectiveness, and safety of COVID-19 vaccines were selected.
resultsOur results demonstrated that COVID-19 vaccination is effective in protecting rheumatic patients from severe illness caused by the virus. Both the humoral and cellular immunogenicity of vaccines were impaired in rheumatic patients, which were greatly enhanced after the second vaccine dose. Receiving anti-CD20 therapy was associated with impaired humoral immunogenicity. Adverse events due to COVID-19 vaccines in rheumatic patients were similar to those in healthy controls, except for an increased incidence of arthralgia. The incidence of disease flares after COVID-19 vaccination was low.
conclusionOur systematic review indicated the importance of full vaccination in rheumatic patients. Withholding anti-CD20 therapy was found to be potentially beneficial for the immunogenicity. Furthermore, the vaccines were found to be safe in general. Despite significant heterogeneity between studies, we recommend that rheumatic patients receive these vaccines amidst the global pandemic.
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