Here is a list of websites that contain useful information about WM and also some information about the COVID-19 virus.
The Covid-19 pandemic is a concern to all of us. You can hear and read recommendations for the WM community below, from the experts that we rely on for WM knowledge.
A report on the risk of Covid-19 to the immunocompromised: Let’s check!
A recent report on the CTV web site (https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/breakthrough-covid-19-infections-more-severe-likely-in-immunocompromised-individuals-pfizer-study-1.5687155) discussed the results of a peer-reviewed medical paper. The paper was a retrospective study of the effects of Covid-19 on a population of 1.2 million people fully-vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine [...]
All Canadian Recommendations for 3rd Covid Vaccines for Lymphoma Patients
Lymphoma Canada has kindly put together a collection of all provincial and territorial recommendations regarding Covid vaccines, for Lymphoma patients. For your convenience, we reproduce their table of provincial links here. But the Lymphoma Canada article goes further, with [...]
LLS Studies Covid Vaccination Response in Blood Cancers
The US Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) has been running a study specifically focused on US patients with Leukemia or Lymphomas, looking at how well the vaccines in use in the US are at creating antibodies in that population. [...]
How many antibodies does it take to keep a WMer safe from Covid-19?
This very frequently asked question was addressed, recently, on the IWMF Connect email list. This particular answer deserves wide coverage, so for those of you who haven't seen it, it is copied here. Unlike well-known and well-researched and stable diseases, [...]
Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout: Every Province and Territory
Lymphoma Canada has done us a service by collecting together links to the rollout plans for Covid-19 vaccines, for all provinces and territories. Obviously, these plans will change over time, so you will want to check back periodically to [...]
Dr. Ansell on Key Knowledge Gaps for WM Research, and Covid Vaccines
The IWMF held a North America Support Group Leaders meeting on January 15, 2021 with Dr. Ansell of the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) as the guest speaker. We’ve posted here a few approximate timestamps for topics in the video, [...]