Recommendations by the scientific department of neuroimmunology of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology (DCNI/ABN) and the Brazilian Committee for treatment and research in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunological diseases (BCTRIMS) on vaccination in general and specifically against SARS-CoV-2 for patients with demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system

• Autor(a) principal: Becker, Jefferson
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Campos Ferreira, Lis, Damasceno, Alfredo, Bichuetti, Denis Bernardi, Christo, Paulo Pereira, Callegaro, Dagoberto, Lana Peixoto, Marco Aurélio, De Carvalho Sousa, Nise Alessandra, De Almeida, Sérgio Monteiro, Adoni, Tarso, Santiago-Amaral, Juliana, Junqueira, Thiago, Apóstolos Pereira, Samira Luisa, Ribeiro Gomes, Ana Beatriz Ayroza Galvão, Pitombeira, Milena, Paolilo, Renata Barbosa, Kuntz Grzesiuk, Anderson, Piccolo, Ana Claudia, Dálmeida, José Arthur Costa, Gomes Neto, Antonio Pereira, Penalva De Oliveira, Augusto Cesar, De Oliveira, Bianca Santos, Tauil, Carlos Bernardo, Ferreira Vasconcelos, Claudia, Kaimen-Maciel, Damacio, Varela, Daniel, Sisterolli Diniz, Denise, Lobato De Oliveira, Enedina Maria, Rachid Malfetano, Fabiola, Elias Borges, Fernando, Andrade Figueira, Fernando Faria, De Assis Aquino Gondim, Francisco, Dos Passos, Giordani Rodrigues, Diogo Silva, Guilherme, Sciascia Do Olival, Guilherme, Cruz Dos Santos, Gutemberg Augusto, Ruocco, Heloisa Helena, Sato, Henry Koiti, Soares Neto, Herval Ribeiro, Cortoni Calia, Leandro, Magno Gonçalves, Marcus Vinícius, Aragón De Vecino, Maria Cecilia, Vellutini Pimentel, Maria Lucia, De Castro Ribeiro, Marlise, Boaventura, Mateus, Fiuza Parolin, Mônica Koncke, De Souza Melo, Renata Brant, Lázaro, Robson, Thomaz, Rodrigo Barbosa, Kleinpaul, Rodrigo, Maciel Dias, Ronaldo, Gomes, Sidney, Lucatto, Simone Abrante, Alves-Leon, Soniza Vieira, Fukuda, Thiago, Jubé Ribeiro, Taysa Alexandrino Gonsalves, D'Ávila Winckler, Thereza Cristina, Fragoso, Yara Dadalti, Do Nascimento, Osvaldo José Moreira, Brito Ferreira, Maria Lucia, Mendes, Maria Fernanda, Brum, Doralina Guimarães [UNESP], Von Glehn, Felipe
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2021-0162; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/231566
• topic: Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS; Multiple Sclerosis; Neuromyelitis Optica; SARS-CoV-2; Vaccination; COVID-19

The Scientific Department of Neuroimmunology of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology (DCNI/ABN) and Brazilian Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunological Diseases (BCTRIMS) provide recommendations in this document for vaccination of the population with demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) against infections in general and against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes COVID-19. We emphasize the seriousness of the current situation in view of the spread of COVID-19 in our country. Therefore, reference guides on vaccination for clinicians, patients, and public health authorities are particularly important to prevent some infectious diseases. The DCNI/ABN and BCTRIMS recommend that patients with CNS demyelinating diseases (e.g., MS and NMOSD) be continually monitored for updates to their vaccination schedule, especially at the beginning or before a change in treatment with a disease modifying drug (DMD). It is also important to note that vaccines are safe, and physicians should encourage their use in all patients. Clearly, special care should be taken when live attenuated viruses are involved. Finally, it is important for physicians to verify which DMD the patient is receiving and when the last dose was taken, as each drug may affect the induction of immune response differently.