In patients with autoimmune cytopenias, is there any reservation for COVID vaccination?
While benefits outweigh known harms and limited data, do you worry about vaccination in patients with a history of or active autoimmune cytopenias (e.g. ITP, AIHA. autoimmune neutropenia)?
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Hematology · Harvard Medical School
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No... benefit outweighs risk. Evidence of benefit (and its magnitude) is clear without proven evidence of risk in this population (save for potential for increased bruising in setting of severe thrombocytopenia).
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