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The efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines can also vary in patients with distinct contexts of malignant disease. Doctors believe the benefits of vaccination seem to outweigh the risks. Cancer patients too can take COVID-19 vaccines, say oncologists | Photo Credit: iStock Images
Hyderabad: Cancer patients too can take the Covid-19 vaccine, but under medical supervision, cancer specialists said ahead of the World Cancer Day on February 4. Though few patients with cancer were included in the vaccine trials, they said that going by various studies, vaccines look safe for cancer patients.
At a time when several countries, including India, have started the Covid vaccination drive, cancer patients, one of the vulnerable groups, are waiting to hear if they can also take the jab.