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Will vaccination of an animal being treated with glucocorticoids be effective?

April 26, 2017Animal effective glucocorticoids treated vaccination

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Will vaccination of an animal being treated with glucocorticoids be effective?

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Short-term and low doses of glucocorticoids such as prednisone most likely would NOT interfere with the effectiveness of a vaccination. Animals on high doses of glucocorticoids and other immunosuppressants, however, may not respond adequately to a vaccination and may have an increased risk of adverse effects from the vaccine, especially if it is a modified live vaccine.