McMaster researchers are collaborating in a major nationwide study on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis

McMaster researchers examine impact of COVID shots on inflammatory illness

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A McMaster University team is collaborating in a major nationwide study on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in people with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis.

The researchers are examining the immune response to COVID-19 vaccination in 2,500 immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) patients recruited from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland….

https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcmaster-researchers-examine-impact-of-covid-shots-on-inflammatory-illness/

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