Colds and covid jabs

[Cutes]

I have recently come down with a cold. It isnt too bad but I am coughing quite a bit. My covid jab is due this Thursday 3rd and my flu jab a week later. I am wondering if I should change the covid date (I dont want to have the flue and Covid jabs done on the same day). As the cold symptoms began last Thursday evening, I also decided to skip my last Friday weekly dose of methotrexate and last night's 2 weekly Sunday Imraldi injection. However when I have the above vaccines, I do tend to skip one dose of both the methotrexate and the Imraldi. I am now thinking maybe it would be best to delay the covid jab; take my methotrexate in a couple of days or so, if the cold seems to be clearing up and do the Imraldi jab next weekend. All being well, I can then have the flu jab next week, as originally planned. I would be interested to see what others have done when coming down with a cold or whatever just before an imminent vaccine; also what you tend to do re your usual methotrexate and, if applicable, Anti TNF meds. Just to note I have done 3 covid tests over the last few days, mainly because I was attending a bit family wedding at the weekend, and they were all negative.

[Neonkittie17]

Hi Cutes, I’ve no cold, but I’ve decided to have my flu and Covid boosters separate as my practice nurse said it was a lot for my arms both at once, as they get affected with the RA and osteo arthritis after vaccines in the upper right arm. I too pause my biologic and Mtx before the boosters as it is said to work more effectively if you pause a week before and after vaccines, and is what the rheumy and immunologist advised, but it also depends on if you flare badly with a meds pause, so very individual.

I haven’t had a great flu vaccine result for the last 3 years due to prior Rtx and it taking years to leave my immune in a better place, and my rheumy asked me to have functional antibodies tests to check if the flu and pneumonia vaccines worked. Pneumonia worked fine but flu been “sub optimal” and quite low but I’m told to still get it.

I’d ring and ask to speak to one of the practice nurses at your GP and say you’re recovering from a cold and you’ve tested 3 times and not Covid, so should you still have your booster? Hope you can do this and go ahead with your Covid booster. 🩷 NK

[Runrig01]

I’ve always been told as long as I don’t have a temperature, it’s fine to go ahead. My last covid vaccine I was on antibiotics for sinusitis. I always omit 2 weeks MTX but continue my biologic as it only targets a specific enzyme rather than impacting the whole immune system