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Maternal biologic therapy does not affect infant vaccine responses

Publish date: March 22, 2018

 

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM RWCS 2018


The live virus varicella and MMR vaccines can safely be given as scheduled at 1 year of age. By that time the biologics are long gone from the child.

Dr. Mahadevan reported receiving research funding from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, which sponsors the PIANO registry. She also has financial relationships with several pharmaceutical companies.

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