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Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Aug 19, 2021 | Replies (8)

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@lynnbrash65

I just found out i am anemic and Vitamin D deficient. Is it ok to still get the vaccine? I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Aug 19, 2021

Hi Lynn, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I hope you saw this resource posted previously in this discussion:

The European Hematology Association offers these recommendations for with Hemoglobin disorders, chronic iron deficiency or autoimmune hemolytic anemia
https://ehaweb.org/covid-19/eha-statement-on-covid-19-vaccines/recommendations-for-covid-19-vaccination-in-patients-with-non-malignant-hematologic-diseases/
Have you talked to your hematologist and/or rheumatologist about getting the COVID vaccine?