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I took the first two tabs, 8 mg total, in a medrol pack for a sinus infection 6 days after i got a covid booster. will the prednisolone diminish the effectiveness of the vaccine?

Q: i took the first two tabs, 8 mg total, in a medrol pack for a sinus infection 6 days after i got a covid booster. will the prednisolone diminish the effectiveness of the vaccine?

: Steroids such as Medrol is not an effective T cell inhibitor (the cells involved in the body response to vaccines) so I think 8 mg of Medrol should not diminish the Covid booster dose's effectiveness that much.

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

Steroids such as Medrol is not an effective T cell inhibitor (the cells involved in the body response to vaccines) so I think 8 mg of Medrol should not diminish the Covid booster dose's effectiveness that much.

Dr Alves and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/28/2021

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A member asked:

I took the first two tabs, 8 mg total, in a medrol pack for a sinus infection 6 days after i got a covid booster. will the prednisolone diminish the effectiveness of the vaccine?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Hiep Le answered

Dr Alves and another doctor agreed

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