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Astra Zeneca vaccine while on Herceptin Perjeta
I just had the Astra Zeneca jab and the dr told me it wouldn’t work as well for me because I’m on immunotherapy (Herceptin Perjeta). I was surprised by this but went ahead anyway. Has anyone else on ...
Hi @annielou52, I’m also on herceptin and perjeta. Had AstraZeneca in between normal 3 weekly infusions. No waiting or skipping. No one even suggested that. I was told if your immune system is suppressed you may not mount the same immune response as you would otherwise, possibly making the vaccine less effective as you’re not building the same levels of antibodies.