Covid Vaccine

[cavi]

Hi all hope you are all keeping safe a question i need some light on has anyone had the Covid vaccine with having a low platelet count (Thrombocytopenia )mine being 50 i have been hearing a lot who have had the vaccine and its made Platelet count drop i really dont want mine to drop any lower and cause problems i have had a low count since diagnosed with pbc around 9 years ago just wanted to know if anyone had the vaccine with no problem with platelets if they are already low many thanks x

[Diane62]

I had the Pfizer vaccine in January. I have Cirrhosis and my platelets are lower than normal but the vaccine had no effect on lowering them further. Best to check with your consultant if worried. Take care x

[cavi in reply to Diane62]

Hi Thanks for the reply glad to hear your Covid Vaccine went ok yes i will ask my Consultant maybe have some bloods to make sure platelets not affected x

[enalynot]

I had the Oxford vaccine 3 weeks ago and no problems

[Sona_akb]

I don’t know why my platelet are elevated and higher than normal range.I’m also getting stressed about having covid vaccination because here in my region, there is only Russian vaccine which is not FDA approved yet.

[gwillistexas in reply to Sona_akb]

Sona_akb...I wouldn’t worry too much unless your platelets continue to rise. Mine have always been normal but did rise above 400 at one point. They normalized. Mine usually stay in the 300’s.

[ninjagirlwebb in reply to Sona_akb]

I don’t believe the FDA will ever approve the Russian vaccine since US won’t be using it. US has only contracted to purchase pfizer, moderna, astraseneca, novavax and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Thus far, pfizer and moderna have been approved. J&J is the next to be approved.

Speak to your doctors and have them ease your concerns. I think all of us are a bit anxious about these vaccines no matter the brand/origin.