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In reply to the discussion: CNBC: Moderna vaccine side effect: rheumatoid arthritis [View all]LeftInTX
(34,013 posts)57. Several thousand, (3,000) if it is a direct cause of RA
But auto-immune disorders can by asymptomatic and something that stimulates the immune system can cause them to develop symptoms. By the way catching Covid will stimulate the immune system and many of the problems associated with Covid are a caused by the immune system itself, hence Covid would have the same and worse side effects.
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Ok, take it, get R arthritis & then Supremes come back in the spring & rule Pre-Existing
Captain Zero
Dec 2020
#2
Trial had 30,000 participants, with half getting the vaccine and half the placebo
Klaralven
Dec 2020
#9
So if a hundred million Americans get that vaccine, how many will then get RA?
PoindexterOglethorpe
Dec 2020
#52
Then there will the side effects that only show up once every 50,000
PoindexterOglethorpe
Dec 2020
#54
My wife got RA like 6 weeks after we got a flurry of vaccines before going to Brazil.
Ace Rothstein
Dec 2020
#19
My church friend was in a wheelchair in less than 30 months (probably less than 6) -
Ms. Toad
Dec 2020
#45
Could exacerbate it, talk to your doctor, maybe get an extra dose of what you take to manage RA
LeftInTX
Dec 2020
#30
Fortunately, RA *is* a condition that can be treated with hydroxychloroquine . . .
Journeyman
Dec 2020
#50