[MCOH-EH] PPDs and covid vaccine

[Cockrum, MD David S]

CDC is recommending no other vaccines be given within 14 days before or after the COVID vaccine. This is mostly due to lack of experience. Physiologically, there is unlikely to be an issue, but until they can collect the data, that the is recommendation.

While the PPD is not a vaccine, it is a measure of immune function. I have not heard any specific recommendations about the PPD, but I would apply the same 2-week before/after standard if we have the question in our facility (though we primarily use the Quant-Gold now, so not really an issue).

David


DAVIDCOCKRUM, MD
Physician
Faith Regional Physician Services
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Have any of you received inquiries about whether a PPD can be placed within a few days or weeks of receiving a COVID vaccine?

One of our ID physicians is recommending we hold off placing PPDs for at least two weeks after vaccination in case there is some type of vaccine reaction that could interfere with the PPD read. It is not a live vaccine, but it is a novel mRNA vaccine, so I suppose there is some uncertainty.

I'm curious if other hospitals are recommending any interval between COVID vaccine and PPD placement.

Thank you,

Farah Haq MD, MPH
Stony Brook, NY

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