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.
Efficacy of flu vaccine drastically reduced for RA patients treated with rituximab
January 10th, 2010 by Newspublichealth.com
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