Cancer Australia FAQs COVID-19 Vaccine

Hello everyone,
Cancer Australia has compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) based on input from cancer clinicians and people affected by cancer, including via a roundtable meeting of key cancer control stakeholders, consultation with consumer representatives and organisations, and queries and concerns raised in social media.
The answers to these FAQs are based on information and evidence currently available in Australia and internationally.
Please use the following link to access the FAQs as this webpage will be updated as new information becomes available.
Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 vaccines for people affected by cancer | Cancer Australia
Here is the Coronacast episode featuring Prof Dorothy Keefe, CEO Cancer Australia with Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor.
Cancer Australia has compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) based on input from cancer clinicians and people affected by cancer, including via a roundtable meeting of key cancer control stakeholders, consultation with consumer representatives and organisations, and queries and concerns raised in social media.
The answers to these FAQs are based on information and evidence currently available in Australia and internationally.
Please use the following link to access the FAQs as this webpage will be updated as new information becomes available.
Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 vaccines for people affected by cancer | Cancer Australia
Here is the Coronacast episode featuring Prof Dorothy Keefe, CEO Cancer Australia with Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor.
Australian Government Department of Health Priority groups for COVID-19 Vaccination Program: Phase 1b
If you have further questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and your individual situation, please speak with your treating specialist.
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With regards to the Covid-19 vaccine, we have been asked if taking hormone therapy (endocrine therapy) is considered 'active treatment'. Yes, taking Endocrine therapy is considered active treatment.
cheers Giovanna
https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility
i am 62 and have had my first dose of Astra Zeneca.
So has my mum (87) and husband (63 with a stent so an underlying medical condition).
I am with AFraser , much more worried about getting COVID-19 than side effects from the vaccine.
but by all means check with your Dr first.
I was told even though I have breast cancer which is control and have been told the pfiser is the better one for me to have I have also been told that I dont meet the criteria for the pfiser jab, yet I have just seen the Queensland premier getting her pfiser jab, she is 51 so over the 50 age group, so why is it good for one and not another?
Annastacia Palaszczuk defends Pfizer vaccine choice ahead of possible Tokyo Olympics trip | Annastacia Palaszczuk | The Guardian
Has anyone else been given this info?