Spondylitis Association of America Forums General Discussion General Message Board for Ankylosing Spondylitis and Related Diseases COVID vaccine and Spondylitis

Does anyone know if there is any information about the new COVID vaccines in relation to ankylosing spondylitis and TNF inhibitors?

It just now occurs to me that I don’t even know if I’ll be allowed to get the vaccine, if there is no data from the studies.

I saw that the SAA had a presentation the other day and was hoping for a synopsis so I don’t have to watch the whole hour video.

My husband (due to work) and my parents (due to age) will be in the 1b group and it occurs to me that they will likely be in a position where they should have more freedom but will not be able to unless they want to avoid me. The vaccine greatly reduces risk of getting sick but there’s no research on whether it prevents people from being contagious.

That’s kind of depressing.

I found this link helpful: https://creakyjoints.org/living-wit...ines/covid-19-vaccine-immunocompromised/

I'm going to be in group 1b as well and will get a vaccine (regardless whether it's the Pfizer one or the Moderna one) as soon as they'll let me. Neither is a "live" vaccine. So there's no reason why we wouldn't be allowed to get them. Personally, I'm more concerned about vaccine efficacy than safety.

Thank you. That is helpful. Yes, I’m more worried about it not working very well (because of Humira) than being unsafe.

When I said I might not be able to get it, I was more thinking that with limited supply, people taking biologics may be at the bottom of the list. If they are not sure it will work well, they will want supplies to go to those they are more sure it will help.

I (thankfully) have no comorbidities. But that puts me at the back of the line, which is weird since my husband will be near the front. That concerns me because I’ve had an experience where I was very, very sick from a weird virus I could not shake (I missed 3 weeks of work) and I don’t want to experience that again.

Based on what I’m seeing, unless the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pans out it will likely be mid summer at the earliest I can get it here in the States. We did not order enough doses of the Pfizer vaccine and doses are already promised to other countries.