Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Vaccines

Questions discussed in this category

Would you use the pneumococcal conjugate-21 vaccine (Capvaxive) instead of the conjugate-20 (Prevnar-20) for routine vaccinations in immunosuppressed patients?

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Should we recommend the COVID-19 booster vaccine to patients who had a DVT or any other complications such as hemolytic anemia or thrombocytopenia from prior vaccine doses?

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In which patients with oncologic or hematologic disorders are you recommending a 3rd dose of mRNA COVID vaccine?

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Papers discussed in this category

Ann Oncol, 2021 Mar 18

Association of Clinical Factors and Recent Anti-Cancer Therapy with COVID-19 Severity among Patients with Cancer: A Report from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium.

Semin Hematol,

Epidemiology and risk factors for venous thrombosis.

Lupus, 2014 Jul 30

Serious infections in systemic lupus erythematosus with a focus on pneumococcal infections.

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2024 Sep 12

Use of 21-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among U.S. Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2024.

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