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Steroid injection before vaccination
Kenacort injected before 10 days because sever pain jaint due rheumatoid pain, my second vaccination time come now,. Can I will go for covaccine.., or wait for some time.,? now on hqs, methotrexate, lefno.,
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Dr. Aneesa Kapadia
Rheumatologist
15 yrs exp
Mumbai
You need to stop Methotrexate for one week after each dose of vaccine
Kenacort is a steroid and can also blunt your vaccine response.
Therefore better wait for 2 -3 weeks
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you need to see a rheumatologist to consider changing your medication as you are needing steroids
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