"For patients having a Multiple Sclerosis relapse, vaccination should be delayed until the relapse is no longer active"

[Dolphin]

I'm not a medical doctor so I don't know whether suggestions like this are common for other illnesses. It seems plausible to me on a superficial level that possibly people with ME/CFS should avoid vaccinations during relapses. Like many things, it would be great to have more research done on such topics.

https://www.jwatch.org/fw115761/2019/08/29/neurology-group-updates-guidelines-vaccination-multiple

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August 29, 2019

Neurology Group Updates Guidelines on Vaccination in Multiple Sclerosis
By the Editors

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has updated its 2002 guidelines on immunization in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Published in Neurology, the guidelines emphasize that clinicians should follow all local vaccine recommendations (such as from the CDC) in patients with MS — unless there are contraindications, including current use of immunosuppressive or immunomodulating agents. For patients having an MS relapse, vaccination should be delayed until the relapse is no longer active.

Follow the link below for the complete list of recommendations and the supporting evidence.

LINK(S):
Guideline update in Neurology (Free PDF)

Background: NEJM Journal Watch Women's Health coverage of a study showing no association between HPV vaccination and subsequent MS onset (Your NEJM Journal Watch registration required)

 

[Mij]

I was vaccinated (tetanus, rubella, x2 Hep B) for a course I was taking just one month after sudden viral onset

It was after the second Hep B shot that my energy/stamina and head in a fish bowl sensation began.

 

[Hoopoe]

Little risk of that, as unimportant things like seeing a doctor are put off until the relapse is over.