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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Pausing treatment of immunosuppressants ‘doubles response to Covid booster’

PA Wire

Pausing the treatment of vulnerable people on immunosuppressants doubles their antibody response to the coronavirus booster vaccination, a new study has suggested.

Researchers looked at the effect of interrupting treatment with methotrexate  – prescribed for inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and skin conditions such as psoriasis – for two weeks after the jab.

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