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A member asked:
I am getting a yellow fever vaccine in 4 days. they say you should not get a vaccine when on a steroid. i am taking qvar. am i okay if i stop today?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Inhaled not so: For most who use an inhaled steroid properly, the material settles in the lung tissue and is metabolized off after its primary benefit in the lung.Its impact on the body is minimized.That caution about steroid use is primarily directed at those on ingested or injected forms that do alter immune response.
Answered 1/2/2014
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Don't stop QVAR: An inhaled steroid will not affect the vaccine. If you were taking prednisone, then yes, it could but Qvar is not absorbed enough into the body to cause all over immune suppression.
Answered 1/5/2015
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