In Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), the most common chronic inflammatory joint disease, autoantibodies attack the joints and cause joint destruction. Below are COVID news and research updates that specifically relate to RA.
Researchers at the Center For Arthritis and Rheumatism Excellence in Kerala, India, tested immune responses in autoimmune rheumatic disease patients (AIRD) after one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine following a SARS-CoV-2 infection versus two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine without a previous infection.
Read More »A Viewpoint article published in The Lancet Rheumatology proposed that different presentations of COVID-19 may require varied approaches for treatment.
Read More »A prospective observational study presented at the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting measured the immunogenicity (ability to provoke an immune response) of mRNA vaccines in fully vaccinated rheumatic disease patients.
Read More »New research demonstrating that the COVID-19 vaccine was not linked to severe flare-ups in patients with rheumatic diseases was presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting.
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