My Journey (updated article) - COVID-19 Vaccine
Hi members,
As you many of you may already be aware, The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has approved a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine for people with weakened immune systems. BCNA's My Journey article regarding COVID-19 Vaccine has been updated to include more information:
https://myjourney.org.au/article/3455
This information can also help you think about questions to ask your treating team about having the vaccine. If you are currently having treatment such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy, you should discuss the type and timing of vaccination with your specialist.
(This has also been posted in the Cancer Australia FAQs COVID-19 Vaccine thread https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23241/cancer-australia-faqs-covid-19-vaccine/p1 which you may like to bookmark)
As you many of you may already be aware, The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has approved a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine for people with weakened immune systems. BCNA's My Journey article regarding COVID-19 Vaccine has been updated to include more information:
https://myjourney.org.au/article/3455
This information can also help you think about questions to ask your treating team about having the vaccine. If you are currently having treatment such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy, you should discuss the type and timing of vaccination with your specialist.
(This has also been posted in the Cancer Australia FAQs COVID-19 Vaccine thread https://onlinenetwork.bcna.org.au/discussion/23241/cancer-australia-faqs-covid-19-vaccine/p1 which you may like to bookmark)
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Hi @Mez_BCNA, wow, that information has come from left field,did not know about a fourth vaccine, thanks, I am on chemo three weeks out of four at the moment, I have had three vaccinations, and thought I was covered, I will discuss this with my oncologist and see what he has to say.
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Thanks. My mum in law was given a third astra for her 3rd shot,immunocomprimised. But then when they started doing boosters for everyone and omnicron started getting bad, she was panicing at christmas time because she wasn't given phizer and felt very unprotected. Hopefully now she will feel better knowing she can soon have a 4th and have some P.
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