Webinar 7pm 18th MAY - COVID -19 update, vaccination boosters and treatments

[HAIRBEAR_UK]

The overall aim of this webinar is to update patients with current COVID -19 vaccination and treatment guidance. Registration is now open here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/reg...

Managing and navigating activities with COVID-19 circulating in society since restrictions have been lifted can be a challenge for immune compromised blood cancer patients and their families. This webinar seeks to explore current guidance regarding vaccination, treatment strategies and processes that are in place to support the immune compromised. The webinar and panel of experts will explore many of your questions, such as:

• Are all blood cancer patients considered immune compromised?

• Should I receive the spring booster vaccination and why?

• What is the impact of vaccinating immune compromised patients?

• What data is available about the effectiveness of antiviral treatments in immune compromised patients who caught COVID-19?

• Who should receive anti COVID-19 antiviral therapies if they catch it?

• What should I do if I test positive for COVID-19?

• Who should I talk to if I catch COVID-19?

• How can patients and families mitigate risks with restrictions now lifted?

• Are pre exposure antibody therapies likely come available to immune compromised blood cancer patients who have not responded to vaccination?

• What is in the pipeline against the latest and future COVID-19 variants

Audience: Blood cancer patients, families and friends.

We will be joined by:

Professor Alex Richter, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy. Professor and Honorary Consultant in Clinical Immunology, University of Birmingham.

Dr Helen Parry, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Associate Professor and Consultant Haematologist, University of Birmingham.

[Oleboyredw-uk]

Hi Nick,. Will it be recorded. I'm likely to be otherwise engaged.

Best, rob

[HAIRBEAR_UK Administrator in reply to Oleboyredw-uk]

Hi Rob, lovely to hear you, yes the video should become available the following day. Wishing you the very best at this time. I see you will be in the thick of it.Nick

[MeNotDavid in reply to HAIRBEAR_UK]

I'm looking for it and can't find it anywhere - please can a link be published

[HAIRBEAR_UK Administrator in reply to MeNotDavid]

Here is the recording available on LC YouTube youtu.be/Y4AAf2Sjvmo(Not working as expected?)

[2003UK Champion]

Thanks another good webinar thanks Leukaemia Care

[MeNotDavid]

I missed this and thought I'd be able to pick up on a recording, but no sign of one so far. Will it be available. I was registered to attend, but then as so often happens, 'events' intervened. Such a key event for those of us with, or in my case caring for, CML patients and feeling 'shut off' from the new freedoms because vaccines apparently not reliable

[HAIRBEAR_UK Administrator in reply to MeNotDavid]

Hi MeNotDavid sorry you missed this and it clashed with another event. Here is the event recording i hope this helps answer some of your questions youtu.be/Y4AAf2Sjvmo(Not working as expected?)