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Old Sun Feb 28, 2021, 11:59 PM
DaughterL DaughterL is offline
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AA and COVID Vaccine

Hello all,

My dad was diagnosed with SAA in early 2018.

Since that time, he has gone through two rounds of ATG (horse, than rabbit) - one in 2018 and one in 2019, both with moderate success following treatment.

Over the past three years we have gone through periods where he has been doing well and others when he is not doing so well. A difficult family has not helped (stress), as well as him not always taking his cyclosporine medication properly (particularly at night when he has trouble sleeping).

Over the past two months his blood counts have been dropping, with particularly low platelets. He also has type 2 diabetes, although recent dietary adjustments have really helped get that in check.

His doctors do not want him to take the COVID vaccine because of his low blood counts.

I am interested to know whether any AA patients have gotten the vaccine and how it went, noting the severity of your disease.

Appreciate the feedback.
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