Fig. 1. Suitable time interval between pain management using steroids and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination, before and after the vaccination. In a 2 shot vaccine (AstraZeneca AZD1222, Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2, Moderna mRNA-1273), it is desirable to avoid steroid injections for a total of 4 weeks (1 week before and after the two vaccine doses), and in a single shot vaccine (Johnson & Johnson Ad26.COV2.S), this duration is 2 weeks in total (1 week before and after vaccination).
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