Timing of Covid vaccine/boosters and rituximab
It's been an interesting week. Late last week, I asked Dr VillaForte if I could get my Covid booster now rather than waiting until late February (a month before my next infusion). She wanted me to get an anti-spike protein antibody test first, so I did. This is the test for Covid antibodies. My result was "no detectable antibodies". I got the Covid booster a few days ago (with Dr VillaForte's belated blessing).I had a reaction similar to my second dose of vaccine. (All I've taken so far is Pfizer.) Low-grade fever, muscle aches, and fatigue that lasted about 24 hours.
I had both doses of Pfizer vaccine in February. I had rtx infusions in March and September. Two months after the second rtx, I had no Covid antibodies.
As I look into the future, it looks like I'll have to strike a balance between wiping out my immune system and maintaining some degree of immunity to Covid and the flu. Any thoughts or similar experiences?
Re: Timing of Covid vaccine/boosters and rituximab
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Pete
It's been an interesting week. Late last week, I asked Dr VillaForte if I could get my Covid booster now rather than waiting until late February (a month before my next infusion). She wanted me to get an anti-spike protein antibody test first, so I did. This is the test for Covid antibodies. My result was "no detectable antibodies". I got the Covid booster a few days ago (with Dr VillaForte's belated blessing).I had a reaction similar to my second dose of vaccine. (All I've taken so far is Pfizer.) Low-grade fever, muscle aches, and fatigue that lasted about 24 hours.
I had both doses of Pfizer vaccine in February. I had rtx infusions in March and September. Two months after the second rtx, I had no Covid antibodies.
As I look into the future, it looks like I'll have to strike a balance between wiping out my immune system and maintaining some degree of immunity to Covid and the flu. Any thoughts or similar experiences?
I got my first two vaccines in April. The spike antibody test in late May was negative - no detectable antibodies. I got a booster in November, followed by a spike antibody test in December. Again negative! I've asked my doc to look into Evusheld, the recently announced AstraZeneca monoclonal antibodies for pre-exposure. Has anyone on this forum been told if they're eligible for Evusheld, and had anyone got the Evusheld shots? Thanks!