Nearly all available vaccines can be given to people with rheumatologic diseases, according to a new, detailed guideline from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), though the timing for their administration and dosing of antirheumatic drugs may need adjustment in some cases.
Only live attenuated-virus vaccines were considered inappropriate for certain patients, namely those taking immunosuppressive drugs that would be risky to withhold, concluded an ACR panel led by Anne R. Bass, MD, of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.
