https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2025.1744
Adherence to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and vaccine safety in patients with immunoglobulin G4-related disease
Submitted: 13 May 2024
Accepted: 22 July 2024
Published: 22 January 2025
Accepted: 22 July 2024
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Objective. To assess the adherence to the vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with immunoglobulin-G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) and to evaluate the development of local and systemic adverse events (AEs) following vaccination. Additionally, to investigate the rate and outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in IgG4-RD patients.
Methods. Patients with IgG4-RD in follow-up before the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic were contacted by telephone and asked to answer an ad hoc questionnaire regarding their vaccination status against SARS-CoV-2 and related AEs following vaccination. The occurrence and the outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection were also recorded. The same questionnaire was proposed to healthy controls (HC).
Results. 20 patients and 40 HC were enrolled. In the patient’s cohort, 90% were vaccinated with at least one dose; among them, 9 reported AEs: 44.4% systemic and 22.2% local. Within the HC group, 100% were vaccinated with at least one dose. 13 out of 40 HC had systemic AEs (50%), and 27 (67.5%) reported local AEs. Neither in IgG4-RD nor in HC, serious adverse reactions were observed. Among the patient’s cohort, 60% contracted SARS-CoV-2 infection, and 41.67% were on immunosuppressants at the time of the infection. One patient presented with severe COVID-19. No disease flares following vaccination or infection were reported.
Conclusions. Results from our study indicate a good adherence to the vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2 in patients with IgG4-RD and support a relatively good safety profile of this vaccine. Compared to controls, patients with IgG4-RD reported slightly more systemic AEs and fewer local AEs. A similar rate of COVID-19 development was observed between IgG4-RD patients and HC.
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Mastromanno, L., Giardina, F., Gattamelata, A., Colafrancesco, S., Truglia, S., Spinelli, F. R., … Priori, R. (2025). Adherence to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and vaccine safety in patients with immunoglobulin G4-related disease. Reumatismo. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2025.1744
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