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@AngusWorthing @rheumecraig @ravenswoodrheum @JointMD @RheumNow @LCalabreseDO @CCalabreseDO @DrDavidKarp @RADoctor @JYazdanyMD @alhkim Do we have data that NSAIDS and acetaminophen alter antibody response? I would rather pts take acetaminophen or ibuprofen post-vax than prednisone.
k dao @KDAO2011 ( View Tweet )
2 years 8 months ago
In case you missed it—
Booster Shots for Rheumatology Patients on
Immunosuppressive Medications
https://t.co/dIzrv3B12u https://t.co/2x63osTNHh
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 years 8 months ago
HHS, FDA & CDC Joint Recommendation on COVID Booster
https://t.co/pKlFjnlQeu https://t.co/ue0pMfEvfm
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 years 8 months ago
Sporadic reports of anakinra use in COVID-19 infection has hinted is potential; now a metanalysis shows that the use of anakinra may reduce the mortality risk in patients admitted to hospital with moderate to severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
https://t.co/VBxg9fQmt0 https://t.co/ARX2C0WRJ1
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 years 8 months ago
16 Pts on mech ventilation for SARS-CoV-2- induced ARDS with hyperinflammation were treated with ruxolitinib plus standard care - 13/16 survived 28 days. Better outcomes seen w/ RUX and Lymph-neutrophil ration > 0.07. https://t.co/4O2Y5swE0x
Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 years 8 months ago
In the week ending 8/12:
👧🏽121,427 pediatric #COVID19 cases
(14.4% of all cases, 49 states)
🏥452 pediatric hospitalizations (24 states reporting)
💀7 pediatric deaths (43 states reporting)
One death is too many.
Shematologist, MD @acweyand ( View Tweet )
2 years 8 months ago
https://t.co/VBxg9fQmt0
Sporadic reports of anakinra use in COVID-19 infection has hinted is potential; now a metanalysis shows that the use of anakinra may reduce the mortality risk in patients admitted to hospital with moderate to severe COVID-19 pneumonia... https://t.co/XIB7OVNCvT
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 years 8 months ago
New study data on mRNA vaccines in pts with inflammatory diseases on mostly #TNFi +/- #csDMARDs .
▶️ Effective immune response (lower than healthy controls)
▶️Comparable side effects
▶️ no ⬆️ in DAS28
▶️ no pts on #Rituximab included
https://t.co/aexdFoUzer https://t.co/h1S1S2YsHS
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ARD & RMD Open @ARD_BMJ ( View Tweet )
2 years 8 months ago
COVID Vaccine Booster Effective for Transplant Recipients in Small Trial
For organ transplant recipients, a third dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine more than tripled the proportion with a sufficient antibody response, a randomized trial showed.
https://t.co/iD2WFfUP3a https://t.co/eYMdocd9T4
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Dr. John Cush @RheumNow ( View Tweet )
2 years 8 months ago
Current Israel data for mRNA vaccination in people age >60, 1st to get vaccines >6 months ago, now confronting Delta infections
1. Vaccines work but their apparent effectiveness is diminished over time + Delta
2. Boosters showing some preliminary evidence of working
via @dvir_a https://t.co/YKgF9dlFz3
Eric Topol @EricTopol ( View Tweet )
2 years 8 months ago
