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The Voice of People With Breast Cancer
COVID-19
& Breast Cancer
Updates For:
COVID-19 and Breast Cancer: Resources on the COVID-19 Vaccine
If you think that you may have the COVID-19 virus, you can use this self-assessment tool. You can learn more about Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans, including information on how to get vaccinated or register for vaccinated in your province or territory. Information on COVID-19 response plans, telehealth contact information and cancer centres across Canada can be found here.
If you have any questions about the impact of COVID-19 as a breast cancer patient, email us at cbcn@cbcn.ca
With the arrival and approval of various COVID-19 vaccines in Canada, you may have questions and concerns about receiving the COVID-19 vaccines as a breast cancer patient. We have put together a blogpost in collaboration with oncologists across Canada to provide you with more information on the COVID-19 vaccine as it concerns cancer patients.
You can find links to COVID-19 vaccine related resources below.
- General COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
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From the Canadian Breast Cancer Network:
From the Government of Canada:
- The COVID-19 Vaccines and You
- Vaccines for COVID-19
- Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: What you should know
- Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine: What you should know
- AstraZeneca/COVISHEILD COVID-19 vaccine: What you should know
- Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine: What you should know
- How to get vaccinated or register
- COVID-19 Vaccines and Cancer Resources
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Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Less Effective in Immunocompromised People, But Help Avoid Hospitalization
Read nowSix Months After Second Pfizer Vaccine Dose, People With Solid Tumors Have Same COVID-19 Antibody Levels as People Without Cancer
Read nowOncologists Share What You Should Know About the COVID-19 Vaccines
Read nowCOVID-19 Vaccine and Mammogram Results
Read nowResearchers Are Studying if Immunocompromised People Need Additional Shot
Read nowCOVID-19 and Cancer series
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- Updates and News on COVID-19 Vaccines
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November
Health Canada authorizes Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot
Read moreHealth Canada approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for use as booster
Read moreOctober
Booster shots, 3rd doses and who needs them
Read moreSeptember
Ontario recommends Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine over Moderna for people 18 to 24 effective immediately
Read moreGoodbye Pfizer, hello Comirnaty: Top COVID-19 vaccines given brand names in Canada
Read moreAugust
The CDC recommends that certain immunocompromised individuals may need to get a third dose of the Pfizer of Moderna vaccine
Read moreMay
The Government of Canada has extended the expiry date of two lots of the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Read moreIndividuals who suffer from lymphedema in both arms may want to consider getting their vaccine in their thigh. Read more
Provinces are set to start administering second doses of COVID-19 vaccines earlier than scheduled.
Read moreDoctors discuss the harms and dangers of vaccine shopping.
Read moreApril
Chair of NACI (National Advisory Committee on Immunization) Dr. Caroline Quach speaks on the messaging surrounding the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Watch nowMarch
Canada issues an update on the use of the AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD vaccine in people younger than 55 years old.
Read moreCanada issues a statement on the safety of the AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccine.
Read moreDoctors are hoping to raise public awareness about one of the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, swelling under the armpit which may show up on mammograms during breast cancer screening.
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