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BOOSTER DOSE The effectiveness of vaccines tends to wear off with time, especially in older or very young people. The Booster dose is for those who have had both doses …

‘Wonder drug keeps me alive – but I may never be protected against Covid’ – Mirror Online Vasculitis patient Hannah Burden has secured valuable media coverage to help the public …

The JCVI is advising that people with severely weakened immune systems should have a third vaccine dose as part of their primary COVID-19 vaccination schedule. The third dose, which is …

A new clinical trial will investigate whether a third dose of vaccine for people with weakened immune systems gives a stronger immune response than two doses. The £2.2 million study …

OCTAVE study initial findings reveal vaccine responses in patients with impaired immune systems Published 24th August 2021 These findings are particularly concerning for those treated with rituximab with the highest proportion of …

Vasculitis patient Charlie Harper is featured in an ITV News item on how Covid vaccines affect immunosuppressed people.

New research has found that people with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases (including vasculitis) are at an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and of COVID-19-related death. The findings demonstrate the urgent …

Susan Mills and VUK member Jane Edwards have secured high-profile coverage for VUK’s message that ‘Freedom Day’ poses serious challenges for those whose medical condition may preclude vaccination, or make …

With just over a week to go before the so called ‘Freedom Day’ in England, a coalition of 16 health charities, including Vasculitis UK, are calling on the Government to …

Could you help us develop guidelines for the management of IgA vasculitis (HSP) in children? The EATC4C are developing UK guidelines on the management of children with Immunoglobulin A vasculitis …