I Am Afraid That Taking The Prednisone During That Time Will Prevent My Vaccine From Working Properly

Posted on Sat, 20 Feb 2021

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Question : I had the first dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine on XXXXXXX 8th. I had the second dose exactly 4 weeks later on Feb. 5th. Eight days after the second dose on Feb. 13th I started taking 40 mg of prednisone per day for 3 days and I took 20mg for one day (Feb.13 -16). I didn’t take any more after that. I am a very anxious type person and now I am afraid that taking the prednisone during that time will prevent my vaccine from working properly. My family doctor who I trust told me not to worry, that taking that amount for such a short time would not prevent the vaccine from working, but I wanted a second a opinion because of my anxiety.

Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Prednisone will not affect vaccination.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Taking prednisone for that amount of time will not affect the vaccination from working.
You will build the immunity after getting the vaccine despite using prednisone .
Prednisone will not affect vaccination.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee