Vaccines In General Do Not Raise Risk For Systemic SLE, But Hepatitis B Vaccines May Have Connection With The Disease, Meta-Analysis Indicates

Healio (4/1, Cooper) reports, “Vaccinations in general do not increase the risk for systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE], but hepatitis B vaccines may have a ‘significant connection’ with the disease,” researchers concluded in a meta-analysis of 17 prior studies. Researchers also found that COVID-19 vaccinations were “‘marginally’ associated with a decreased risk for SLE.” The findings were published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.