The American Cancer Society, the Association of Clinical Oncology, and the American Association for Cancer Research are calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give cancer patients a higher priority amid the rollout of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.
COVID-19 & Cancer
Early in 2020, we watched with growing alarm as early warnings of the virulence of SARS-CoV-2 started pouring in from Wuhan, and later, from Lombardy. At The Cancer Letter, we quickly decided to chart a course for intensive coverage of the pandemic as it reached our shores—oncologists are well-poised to take the lead in shaping research on COVID-19, and exposure mitigation strategies for high-risk patients. This coverage is collected here.