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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 27 8:38am | Replies (1879)
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@golfbarmie

Thanks for your reply. I have tried all sorts of trickery to drop below 3mg but am ok with 3mg It doesn't worry me though my rheum. doc is not happy at my attitude.
I am more concerned now with the way Moderna caused a big flare up. I am not given to react the way I did with a jump to 10mg pred. The question of course is when someone is taking pred do we have protection from Covid after the vaccine. And if one reacts the way I did by upping the Pred is that making efficacy lower.
So far I have not come across any answers here. Tomorrow I call my rheumatologist and to be honest I will be surprised by an answer. This is all new.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Apr 25, 2021

@golfbarmie, some of your questions regarding prednisone and vaccine efficacy were answered in a recent Q&A with Mayo Clinic's Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases specialist.

Watch the video to hear his answers to these questions:
Q: 4:52 Should people who are immunocompromised or have immune diseases be vaccinated?
Q: 6:12 For the immunocompromised should they be tested for antibodies to make sure that their
vaccine was effective?
Q: 6:47 Should those with immunosuppressants should they take medicines like Prednisone?

- Rapid pace of COVID-19 (3/15/2021) vaccinations https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/podcasts/newsfeed-post/rapid-pace-of-covid-19-vaccinations/

Also see these related questions and answers in this video.

Q: 4:05 What are normal reactions to the vaccines? How do I know that my reactions are
normal? How do I know what to do about it?
Q: 7:05 How do you know the difference between what is an immune response, which is what
we want, and what is an allergic response?
Q: Does the second dose promote more of a reaction or are we getting something different? Why
do we react differently?
Q: 10:20 How do you explain not having a response or a very mild response?

Tackling the Latest about Covid-19 (2/16/2021) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/podcasts/newsfeed-post/tackling-the-latest-covid-19-topics/

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