Efficacy of flu vaccine drastically reduced for RA patients treated with rituximab
Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 19:21
in Health & Medicine
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are partially protected by the influenza vaccine 6-10 months after treatment with rituximab. Researchers determined that while the flu vaccine is safe, it is ineffective for RA patients in the first six months following rituximab treatment.