Ep 33 - Vaccines, COVID-19 and the Safe Use of Biologics in treating Psoriasis w/ Dr Patrick Fleming

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"Theoretically you would not want to give the vaccine within two weeks of having an injection of a biologic, but that's more of a theoretical risk. I think the risk of getting COVID is far greater."

Dr Patrick Fleming joins Kirk to discuss the very topical article he co-authored from the Nov/Dec 2020 issue of the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery: "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and the Use of Biologics in Patients With Psoriasis."

Dr. Fleming is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a Dermatologist at the Lynde Institute of Dermatology. During the pandemic he has also been working at the COVID Centre at Women's College Hospital in Toronto.

The article discussed in this episode is available free for three weeks after the interview is published:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1203475420945234

JCMS Author interviews is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions in Ottawa.

Our theme music is composed by Lee Rosevere.