Neurológia pre prax 5/2022

Vaccination of patients with multiple sclerosis

Patients with multiple sclerosis have an increased risk of acquiring and complications of vaccine-preventable infections caused by the underlying disease and its treatment. Vaccines have not been shown to cause or worsen the course of multiple sclerosis. All patients with multiple sclerosis should be properly vaccinated as indicated by age and risk factors, including immunosuppressive therapy. However, the latter is a contraindication to the administration of live vaccines.

Keywords: multiple sclerosis, vaccination, disease modifying drugs, immunosuppression