“Can someone with CAEBV get a covid vaccine?”
My wife has had CAEBV(positive for EBV) for 4 years now. She now has an appointment for the covid vaccine. In your opinion can she safely get it?
Female | 51 years old
Complaint duration: 4 years
Medications: none
Conditions: CAEBV
4 Answers
InfectiousDiseaseSpecialist|InfectiousDiseaseInfectiousDiseaseSpecialist
YES hands down!
Your wife has a rare condition chronic active EBV infection, that can weaken her immune system and sometimes immunosupressants are used for treatment. I think your wife could be at higher risk for potentially worse COVID-19 disease if she would get infected- thus I would recommend that she gets the COVID-19 vaccine. Because this condition is rare- there are no specific data on safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines in CAEBV to lean on.
Yes, you can see the vaccine and should have absolutely no problem.
Thanks for the question. Yes, she can safely receive the vaccine.
