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Blood cancer patients not told they 'may not get full protection' from coronavirus vaccine Many blood cancer patients who receive two doses of the vaccine still do not present antibodies when tested A patient receives a Covid vaccine (stock image) (Image: PA) Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newsl...

Eight in 10 people with blood cancer have not been told they are not fully protected by the Covid-19 vaccine, a charity has warned. An online survey by Blood Cancer UK of around 1,000 people found that 80% were not told by the NHS that their weakened immune systems lessened the chance they would have an immune response to the jab. The charity said this means people with blood cancer are at a high risk of contracting coronavirus despite having both doses of a vaccine, and are also more likely to get severely ill. Gemma Peters, chief executive of Blood Cancer UK, said: “We have known since t...

Eight in 10 people with blood cancer have not been told they are not fully protected by the Covid-19 vaccine, a charity has warned. An online survey by Blood Cancer UK of around 1,000 people found that 80% were not told by the NHS that their weakened immune systems lessened the chance they would have an immune response to the jab. The charity said this means people with blood cancer are at a high risk of contracting coronavirus despite having both doses of a vaccine, and are also more likely to get severely ill. Gemma Peters, chief executive of Blood Cancer UK, said: “We have known since t...

For 18 hours a day, Andreas Greinacher and his team at Germany's Greifswald University Hospital have pored over blood samples from across Germany and Austria. Their mission: Trying to figure out how and why potentially deadly blood clots have appeared in a handful of patients who received AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine. Matthias Schrader/AP Potentially deadly blood clots have appeared in a handful of patients who received AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine, despite no link being established with the vaccine. No link has been established with the vaccine, widely used in Europe and other co...