Last Updated: September 20, 2021

Should I get the COVID-19 Vaccine?

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Medications & COVID-19 Vaccines

AARDA heard from with Mehrdad Matloubian, MD, PhD, on our Autoimmune Newscast, Should I Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Matloubian, MD, PhD, explains that we can divide immunosuppressive medications into four groups. AARDA always recommends consulting with your doctor to determine the best course of action. Enter your email below to receive a free copy of this resource.

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AARDA Joins CV19 Educate America Campaign

AARDA has joined the national CV19 Educate America Campaign to help inform the public about CV19 CheckUp, an online system developed to help Americans be safer, healthier, and ensure their individual needs are met during the pandemic. CV19 CheckUp asks users to complete an easy, quick, confidential questionnaire. A personalized report is immediately provided, outlining the user’s level of risk and offering recommendations and resources to reduce those risks.

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Dr. Bob Phillips

Managing Stress in Challenging Times

Robert H. Phillips, Ph.D., Director, The Coping Counselors at the Center for Coping, Hicksville, NY.
Member, AARDA National Board of Directors

The current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been causing increased stress for most people. Both the known facts about the virus, as well as the unknown concerns, can be overwhelming and anxiety-inducing for adults and children. It can be helpful to recognize that the way we are affected by anything going on around us is directly related to the way we think about it. Therefore, an important category of coping strategies involves working on your thinking.

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Lilly Stairs

COVID-19: A Time to Use Your Autoimmune Superpower to Help Others

Lilly Stairs, Founder & Principal, Patient Authentic LLC ; Vice Chair, AARDA    

COVID-19 has turned all of our lives upside down. But for those of us living with autoimmune diseases, the pandemic may feel like it carries more weight for us than it does for most.

Knowing that the common cold can throw our bodies for a loop, thinking about the potential impact if we were to contract COVID-19 is quite frankly, terrifying.

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Featured Resources

From AARDA

National Briefing on COVID-19 & Autoimmune Disease: Research Insights, Treatment & Prevention – Webinar recording, October 30

Disease-Specific FAQs from April 3 National Briefing

Coronavirus Coping Q&A (PDF) Written by Robert H. Phillips, Ph.D.

 

From the Centers for Disease Control

The Path Forward: CDC Director Says Masks are Powerful Tool for Combating Virus

Coping with Stress 

Are You at Higher Risk for Severe Illness? 

 

Others

National Psoriasis Foundation COVID-19 Resource Center

PFIZER AND BIONTECH CONCLUDE PHASE 3 STUDY OF COVID-19 VACCINE CANDIDATE, MEETING ALL PRIMARY EFFICACY ENDPOINTS

Baricitinib Receives Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

COVID-19 / CORONAVIRUS: 11 Things People with Autoimmune Disease Should Know

COVID-19 Resources for Children with Special Health Care Needs

The Antigen Podcast: Latest Vaccine Benefits, Facts & Information

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) – The NIEHS Worker Training Program

Important Resources for the Autoimmune Community

AARDA and other groups serving persons in the autoimmune, serious illness, and chronic condition communities are individually and collectively curating information on the COVID-19 coronavirus and steps to take to avoid contagion and, if infected, to manage the illness. For people with one or more autoimmune diseases, simply managing diagnosed conditions is often pretty challenging. COVID-19 adds new layers of difficulty as patients struggle to access  current, accurate information – especially guidance that addresses their unique health care circumstances and needs.  

AARDA recommends the following sources of information on COVID-19 as sources of accurate, frequently updated, and trustworthy information for patients, their families and communities.

Autoimmune Groups Rally to Provide Accurate COVID-19 Information to Our Community 

AARDA recognizes that many of our autoimmunity community partner organizations, including patient groups and other stakeholders, have expertise in addressing the challenge of this novel coronavirus pandemic and are sources of valuable information and advice. Selected resources follow: