I had my PCP appointment this morning, she confirmed what the hospital nurse told me about pneumonia vaccine . I wanted to confirm for my own knowledge

I will be visiting the RA specialist in March so will be reaching out with this particular question. I already have the vaccinations of COVID and flu. Will make a point to bring up the question to see what's best for my health.

Hi Su, when I was recently in the hospital with double pneumonia I asked about the pneumonia, flu and RSV vaccines. I was told that the pneumonia vaccine would also cover me for flu and RSV. I’m going to get the pneumonia vaccine this week.

Hi SuElf,

I recommend contacting your rheumatologist's office and speaking to her nurse. They can get back to you on whether or not you should stop the methotrexate.

My Rheumatologist recommended I have all vaccines. I had a bad reaction to the RSV vaccine and have been ill since then. This doesn't mean the same will happen to you. We're all different.

The protocol I use for my vaccines is based on how I reacted to them in the past. Two years ago, I had the flu vaccine and COVID booster together. I had a substantial flare-up. I then determined last year to have them one month apart.

Good luck to you.