American College of Rheumatology Guidance for COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Version 3.
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OBJECTIVE: To provide guidance to rheumatology providers on the use of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). METHODS: A task force was assembled that included 9 rheumatologists/immunologists, 2 infectious disease specialists, and 2 public health physicians. After agreeing on scoping questions, an evidence report was created that summarized the published literature and publicly available data regarding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and safety, as well as literature for other vaccines in RMD patients. Task force members rated their agreement with draft consensus statements on a 9-point numerical scoring system, using a modified Delphi process and the RAND/University of California Los Angeles Appropriateness Method, with refinement and iteration over 2 sessions. Consensus was determined based on the distribution of ratings. RESULTS: Despite a paucity of direct evidence, 74 draft guidance statements were developed by the task force and agreed upon with consensus to provide guidance for use of the COVID-19 vaccines in RMD patients and to offer recommendations regarding the use and timing of immunomodulatory therapies around the time of vaccination. CONCLUSION: These guidance statements, made in the context of limited clinical data, are intended to provide direction to rheumatology health care providers on how to best use COVID-19 vaccines and to facilitate implementation of vaccination strategies for RMD patients.
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Cited Authors
- Curtis, JR; Johnson, SR; Anthony, DD; Arasaratnam, RJ; Baden, LR; Bass, AR; Calabrese, C; Gravallese, EM; Harpaz, R; Kroger, A; Sadun, RE; Turner, AS; Williams, EA; Mikuls, TR
Published Date
- October 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 73 / 10
Start / End Page
- e60 - e75
PubMed ID
- 34346564
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC8426685
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 2326-5205
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1002/art.41928
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States