whether it's safe for warfarin patients to get influenza or pneumococcal vaccines
January 2002
We're getting questions about whether it's safe for warfarin patients to get influenza or pneumococcal vaccines.
For most patients, the answer is "yes"...if given correctly.
There are some reports of vaccinations causing SMALL increases in INR for a couple days...but it's usually NOT significant.
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