LaRusso MD, Abadia CE. Symptom flares after COVID-19 infection versus vaccination among youth with PANS/PANDAS. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2023 Sep 1;44(5):361-367. doi: 10.2500/aap.2023.44.230049. PMID: 37641227; PMCID: PMC10476495.
These results support COVID-19 vaccination for most individuals with PANS/PANDAS given that the frequencies of symptom flares and setbacks after COVID-19 infection were significantly higher than after the COVID-19 vaccine. Nonetheless, further studies are needed to fully assess the risk-benefit balance and to provide a more individualized approach to disease prevention in people with immune vulnerabilities.
Gabriella True
