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Rheumatologist and clinical pharmacologist, world traveller pretences on the upswing, sometimes journal podcast host. All opinions my own
Jun 5, 2021 8 tweets 8 min read
Israel was early to COVID vaccinate on mass scale. How well did the vaccine work in their rheum dx pts?

rheum pts n=686 (vs controls n = 121)
- fewer w immunogencity, but not bad (86% vs 100%)
- safety good
- dx activity stable

more details below ⬇️
LB0003 #EULAR2021 @RheumNow ImageImageImage 1. Immunogencity 2-6 post-second vaccine dose:
- overall, not bad (86%) but not as good as controls (100%)
- RA/PsA/axSpA/SLE/LVV did well
- IIM/AAV not so well
meds? ritux?⬇️

LB0003 #EULAR2021 @RheumNow
Tel Aviv multicentre, Pfizer vaccine, methods here: ard.bmj.com/content/80/Sup… Image