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COVID-19 vaccine study has a warning for people who take common IBD drug – SlashGear

A new study is alerting people who take a common drug for Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) that their body’s response to the first COVID-19 vaccine dose may be lower…

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A new study is alerting people who take a common drug for Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) that their body’s response to the first COVID-19 vaccine dose may be lower than expected. The issue was observed in people taking an immune-suppressing drug called infliximab, which is commonly prescribed for IBD.
Vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine, work by triggering the patient’s own immune system, resulting in the development of antibodies that help protect the individual from an infection caused by…

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