DECEMBER 2024
Treatment with OCREVUS & OCREVUS ZUNOVO
Knowledge about how COVID-19 may affect people with MS and those treated with OCREVUS or OCREVUS ZUNOVO is currently limited. Please speak with your doctor or healthcare team before stopping or delaying treatment, as we believe treatment decisions are personal and should be made between you and your healthcare team. Your doctor will be able to assess the benefits and risks to your overall health situation.
COVID-19 precautions and recommendations for immunocompromised people
Although you may be fully vaccinated, people with weakened immune systems may not be fully protected from COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises you to continue practicing core prevention strategies including maintaining good hygiene and taking steps to ensure cleaner air quality. You may also follow additional prevention strategies such as wearing a mask and putting distance between yourself and others to lower risk of COVID-19 transmission.
At this time, there is not enough information available about the COVID-19 vaccines to draw conclusions regarding their use for people taking OCREVUS or OCREVUS ZUNOVO. Because the COVID-19 vaccines are not considered live, they do not carry the potential risk of infection with COVID-19. Therefore, patients taking OCREVUS or OCREVUS ZUNOVO may be able to receive the vaccine. OCREVUS and OCREVUS ZUNOVO may impact the effectiveness of non-live vaccines, which is why you should receive the COVID-19 vaccine at least 2 weeks before you start treatment. Talk to your doctor to coordinate timing of your COVID-19 vaccine.
More than anything else, we want you to know that your health and safety are, and always will be, our first priority. We will always do our best to keep you informed as new and additional information about COVID-19 vaccines becomes available.
For more detailed information, including the most up-to-date vaccination guidelines and the CDC’s guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised people (including people who take immunosuppressive medications), please visit the CDC COVID-19 Vaccines page, and most importantly, talk with your doctor.
The National MS Society has also developed guidance related to COVID-19 vaccines specific to the MS community, including guidance related to an additional dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the timing of MS medications with COVID-19 vaccines. Click here for more information.
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