Vaccination in MS

Choosing a flexible treatment approach that adapts to other healthcare needs, such as vaccination protocols, is becoming increasingly important in the management of MS.1 By altering immune cell counts, the use of some DMTs can affect vaccination effectiveness and patient’s immunisation readiness and should therefore be carefully considered when making treatment decisions.2

 

Watch the videos below to find out more about vaccination!

Vaccination Video with Prof. Montalban

Multiple Sclerosis and COVID-19

Immunodepressed Patients

Vaccination of Immunosuppressed Patients

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Type of Vaccines

Vaccination and MS: Risk and Effect

Pneumococcal Disease

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Influenza Virus

Varicella Zoster Virus

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Travel Vaccination of Immunosuppressed Travellers

Biogen-140899.
Date of preparation: November 2021.

References:
1. Pardo G, Jones DE. The sequence of disease-modifying therapies in relapsing multiple sclerosis: safety and immunologic considerations. J Neurol. 2017;264(12):2351-2374.
2. Giovannoni G, Smets I, Reyes S. MS Minute: The COVID-19 Vaccine & Vaccine Readiness in MS. Pract Neurol. 2021:77-81.