I have ankylosing spondylitis (hla b27 +) and am taking betasone forte 1 mg once a day, topnac sr and sazo 500 twice daily and methotrexate 7.5 weekly. Should I take covid vaccine?

Dr. Himanshu GuptaOrthopedic Doctor19yrs exp

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Well because of your steroid treatment, the result of vaccination is expected to be subtle and suboptimal.  

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Prashant DhamojiOrthopedic Doctor2yrs exp

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Hello lybrate-user, ankylosing spondylitis is a painful condition, it is type of chronic arthritis, to be more scientific, it's seronegative spondyloarthropathy mainly affecting spine and sacro iliac joint and later large joints, ligaments etc due to chronic use of steriods and other drugs which you are taking are immuno suppressants, these drugs decreases your immunity or immune response. As such their is no contraindications as far I know, you can take get vaccine jab but your body response to that vaccine is less.  

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Dr. Raj BOrthopedic Doctor7yrs exp

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Yes.  

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