What Lymphoma Patients Need to Know About Current Treatments for COVID-19
As of mid-2022, there are a number of treatments for COVID-19 that have been either approved by the FDA or have been authorized for emergency use (EUA).
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What Lymphoma Patients Need to Know About the Approved Preventative COVID-19 Antibody
On December 8, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for AstraZeneca’s Evusheld, a monoclonal antibody combination of tixagevimab and cilgavimab.
Update Recommendations for Booster Shots
Recommended questions lymphoma patients, survivors, and caregivers can ask their healthcare provider.
COVID-19 Vaccine Updates and FAQs
The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) encourages patients, survivors, and their caregivers to take information and questions back to their individual health care providers as a way of creating a dialogue and partnership about their lymphoma and treatment.
CDC Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for Moderately to Severely Immunocompromised People
People who have compromised immune systems may benefit from an additional dose to make sure they have enough protection against COVID-19.
CDC Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for Immunocompromised
On July 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its Guidance for Fully Vaccinated people to include recommendations for those in the same household as immunocompromised people, including those with blood cancer.
Patient Perspectives: Understanding Telemedicine
With telemedicine trending to be a mainstay in how healthcare professionals treat patients, Ameet Doshi, MD, MBA, Lead Hospitalist for Telemedicine at HealthPartners, shares what is contributing to the surge and how it affects lymphoma patients and survivors.
LRF Urges CDC to Prioritize Blood Cancer Patients for COVID-19 Vaccine
LRF Urges CDC to Prioritize Blood Cancer Patients for COVID-19 Vaccine VISIT THE COVID-19 LEARNING CENTER FOR MORE UPDATES AND HELPFUL RESOURCES The well-being of the lymphoma community is the top priority of the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF). People with cancer, who…
Managing Stress Amid a Pandemic
A lymphoma diagnosis can be challenging to cope with at any time, but the current pandemic has only increased stress, anxiety, and depression for many lymphoma patients. While at times this can all be overwhelming, there are many ways to…
Ask the Doctor: What do lymphoma patients need to know about the COVID-19 vaccines?
On December 11 and 18, 2020 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two COVID-19 vaccines, Pfzier BioNTech and Moderna, with emergency use authorization (EUA). LRF Scientific Advisory Board Member, John Leonard, MD (NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine) answered…