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Lung Cancer and Vaccines for Covid-19

Posted by Merry, Alumni Mentor @merpreb, Nov 27, 2020

Good morning everyone. I don't know about you but I am anxiously anticipating COVID-19 vaccine roll-outs. I'm anxious because there really has been very little time for all of the kinks to be worked out, but yet, on the other hand they could save a lot of lives. They won't be an instant miracle. You will still need to be cautious and continue protocols. And masks will continue to be our best friends.

https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-research-confirms-critical-role-of-masks-in-preventing-covid-19-infection/

Please be aware that news headlines can be misleading. Please rely on only reputable sources for your information.

– What are the side effects of Pfizer's, Moderna's vaccines? Your questions answered https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-faq-1.5795486
While some clarification is offered, there are not definitive answers. It's still too early and testing continues.

Right now Connect lists these as the only sites trustworthy, authoritative, and with the best current information: ideally from Mayo Clinic, CDC and FDA.

If you are unsure of what to do then take your time, be cautious, ask questions. Do not do anything that you are uncomfortable with until you have reached a firm decision.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/10801/

I have reached my decision to have the vaccine. Side effects will be similar to the virus. This scares me but they are supposed to be milder. So I've decided to get them.

Have you decided?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Lung Cancer Support Group.

Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Dec 18, 2020
In reply to @bluelagoon "@merpreb @cindylb Sorry! First, I was trying to start by saying I was not speaking from..." + (show)
@bluelagoon

@merpreb @cindylb Sorry! First, I was trying to start by saying I was not speaking from any medical view, just the view from someone who went through chemo. I got thinking about how my guy put little hand sanitizers around the house since I was going to need to make sure to keep my hands clean. We were told to do almost everything you hear now with COVID, except the mask. I understood that was because while you are getting chemo your immune system is so reduced that you need to watch out for every germ. Does that make sense? (I am known for trailing, run-on sentences that only make sense to me at times!)

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@bluelagoon- Good morning. This absolutely makes sense. That sounds like what I did, full protection sans masks.

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