Mayo Clinic Announces COVID Recommendation For Cancer Patients

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Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - Mayo Clinic is encouraging cancer patients to get a third dose of Covid vaccine.

Mayo’s recommendation deals with certain cancer patients who have received either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines. Those who have received the Johnson & Johnson 19 vaccine do not need a third dose at the time.

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Mayo’s announcement follows new recommendations from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Here's who should receive a third dose of a messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine:

Patients with new or recurring solid tumors receiving treatment within one year of their initial vaccine dose, regardless of their type of cancer therapy.
Patients with active blood cancers, regardless of whether they receive cancer therapy.
Patients who received a stem cell transplant or engineered cellular therapy, such as chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy, especially within the past two years.
Patients who received allogeneic stem cell transplants and are on immunosuppressive therapy or transplant patients with a history of graft-versus-host disease, regardless of transplant timing.
Patients with an additional immunosuppressive condition, such as HIV or patients being treated with immunosuppressive agents unrelated to their cancer therapy.
Review the updated vaccination guidelines for cancer patients on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network website.

Patients should contact their caretaker for more information.

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