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I Had The First Dose Of The Moderna Covid Vaccine

Posted on Sat, 13 Mar 2021

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 dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.
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.

Hope I have answered the question.
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