The research is being done to study the immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with rheumatic diseases.
Because patients treated with immunosuppressive agents have been excluded from initial clinical trials, and most patients with rheumatic diseases are taking immunosuppressants, the immune responses towards the mRNA COVID19 vaccines in these patients remains unknown. The goal is to study the immune response to COVID-19 vaccination in patients with rheumatic diseases. Blood samples collected before and longitudinally after mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination (i.e., Pfizer and Moderna vaccines) will enable detailed immunological investigation of the interaction between COVID-19 vaccination and rheumatic diseases. These efforts will provide novel insights into the COVID-19 vaccine response in patients with rheumatic diseases, and eventually would inform clinical management to improve patient care.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
58
Subjects will receive two doses of mRNA based COVID19 vaccines.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Humoral responses towards mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
We aim to examine SARS-Cov2 specific antibody, and autoantibody generation
Time frame: 2 weeks to 6 months after second dose of vaccine
Cellular immune responses towards mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
measurement of immune cell distributions, type I interferon activity, and SARS-Cov2 specific T cell responses
Time frame: 2 weeks to 6 months after second dose of vaccine
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