Vaccinations and Psoriasis

[Fred]

But, if you refuse a live vaccine because you think your system can't fight off the small amount, what if you refuse the vaccine and then come down with the disease itself, which is far more stress against the immune system?

I guess it's best to think of how likely you could be to contact a certain disease as to whether you should chance the vaccine.  I've pretty much had all the vaccines in my youth, I used to not get the flu vaccine but with the different strains running around now I have chosen to get it the past couple of years, but as Fred said it's probably not a live vaccine.  

Interesting topic.

I was told that under no circumstances should I have a live vaccine when taking Stelara , my doctor checks that any I have are OK.

Correct you should not take any live vaccine whilst on the Bio's, it's something that people should watch out for.

I suppose at the end of the day you have to weigh up your own situation, I always point out I'm using Stelara and tell them to check it out before prescribing anything. When I was in A&E with what ended up being a trapped nerve I made sure they understood that they can't just give me anything without checking first, they had never heard of Stelara but they did say it was a good idea to mention what you are taking.