Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis have been considered at increased risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) because they are often treated with immunosuppressive medications. Indeed, steroids and thiopurines in combination therapy with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists, but not TNF antagonist monotherapy, have been associated with a risk of severe COVID-19 in IBD patients.1,2 Expert consensus advocates that IBD patients should be vaccinated against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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