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Covid vaccine for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
My mother have Rheumatoid Arthritis with bone on bone in knees, her RA factor used to be 255. Have pain in joints everyday. Don't takes allopathic medicines only takes Depomedrol 80mg injection every 3-4 months. Her age is 63. Also have Essential Thrombocytosis, Hypertension, Catract & Gastritis. Only takes Amlodipine 5mg & Pan40. What should be checked in RA patients before taking vaccine? & should she take Sputnik V?
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ask her to avoid depomedrol before vaccine.
take covisheild.
nothing to check before vaccine
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for more doubts, consult a rheumatologist.
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