If I Have an Autoimmune Condition, Should I Get a Covid-19 Vaccine?

People suffering from autoimmune conditions may be wondering whether they should get the Covid-19 vaccine. Experts say that someone with an autoimmune disease is at a higher risk of complications from Covid-19 than the risk of an adverse vaccine event, Mo Perry reports in Elemental. “If the benefit of a vaccine is that it can protect you from a viral infection that can be deadly or make you really sick, and the risk is a disease flare that can be controlled effectively with medications in most patients, then the vaccine gives a greater…

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