posted in COVID-19 on May 15, 2021 by

Donald Thomas

Updated July 19, 2024

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CDC Study answers this question

Please get your COVID-19 vaccine! We all would like life to go back to normal. The unvaccinated will be our major obstacle in reaching that goal. (and yes, that is my, and many others, unapologetic opinion)

Type of study? A Centers for Disease Study

Where? 33 sites in 25 states (U.S. study)

Who? Health Care Provider recipients of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

Results? One vaccine offered an 82% protection rate (Pfizer, Moderna)

94% for 2 doses. This similar to what we also saw in the clinical trials

How about people with lupus, Sjogren’s and other autoimmune diseases?

• They were not studied
• However, researchers at the NIH, Johns Hopkins, and other institutions are actively conducting studies.
• If you live near Bethesda, MD, call the NIH nurses at 301-435-4489 and 301-451-4990; tell them Dr. Thomas sent you

• If you have an autoimmune disorder, especially if you are on immunosuppressant therapy, you are at higher risk of bad outcomes from COVID-19 infection.
• It is imperative you get vaccinated
• Make sure to stop your immunosuppressants appropriately for vaccination (but ask your doctor 1st to check)
  Here is a link on how to stop meds for the vaccines:

https:///www.lupusencyclopedia.com/blog/what-to-do-with-your-immunosuppressant-drugs-to-enhance-vaccine-responses

• If you get vaccinated, pretend you are still as vulnerable as if you did not get vaccinated
• Still practice social distancing
• Ignore the CDC guidance for others who are vaccinated. Wear your masks, socially distance from everyone, and plead with the unvaccinated to stay away from you (I always worry about my patients).

https://t.co/uQhUmjSsRd

REFERENCE: ACR, COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Guidance Summary for Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases. Developed by the ACR COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Guidance Task Force.

​Pilishvili T, Fleming-Dutra KE, Farrar JL, et al. Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Among Health Care Personnel — 33 U.S. Sites, January–March 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 14 May 2021. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7020e2external icon.

Author

Don Thomas, MD, author of “The Lupus Encyclopedia” and “The Lupus Secrets“

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