Episode 50 - Can Asthma Biologics Affect Vaccine Immunity?

Today we are joined by Dr. Iris Otani, an associate professor of medicine at UCSF and an assistant editor of Allergy Watch. We will be reviewing the November-December 2024 issue Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication which provides research summaries to College members from the major journals in allergy and immunology.  For information about CME credit, head over to http://education.acaai.org/allergytalk To read archived issues of AllergyWatch, head over to http://college.acaai.org/publications/allergywatch Also, make sure you check out the ACAAI Community on DocMatter where we can continue the discussion about these articles! Articles Reviewed: Effect of Azithromycin on Asthma Remission in Adults With Persistent Uncontrolled Asthma: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized, Double-Anonymized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Polyethylene glycol hypersensitivity, patient outcomes in a 7-year retrospective study. Patients taking benralizumab, dupilumab, or mepolizumab have lower postvaccination SARS-CoV-2 immunity. Please rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts! Please give us feedback, corrections, and suggestions! Email feedback to: [email protected] ACAAI is presenting this podcast for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice or intended to replace the judgment of a licensed physician. The College is not responsible for any claims related to procedures, professionals, products or methods discussed in the podcast, and it does not approve or endorse any products, professionals, services or methods that might be referenced.