Pneumonia Vaccination in RA, OA and SLE patients

Our data showed that despite recommendations from various medical groups throughout the world for all patients with autoimmune diseases like RA and SLE, nearly 1 out of 3 of these patients <65 years of age did not report receiving a pneumonia vaccination. Those most likely to get the vaccinations are >65 years of age, for all diagnoses including OA, and have a presence of lung disease, for RA and SLE patients. SLE patients who used prednisone were also more likely to get the pneumonia vaccination.