Join our experts as they answer your questions on the Covid-19 vaccines.
We are joined by:
Dr Graham Collins, lymphoma consultant and researcher, University of Oxford
Dr Teresa Inkster, consultant microbiologist and affected by blood cancer, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Professor Edd James, Associate Professor in Cancer Immunology at the University of Southampton
Professor Jeremy Brown, UCLH and member of the JCVI
Rachel Kahn, Research Communications Manager, Blood Cancer UK
Video contents:
00:00 – Intro
02:37 – What was it like getting the vaccine?
04:50 – Is the vaccine effective?
08:31 – Will I have to continue to shield?
09:50 – What about allergies?
11:20 – Is it safe to wait 12 weeks?
13:34 – Why aren’t people living with me prioritised?
15:35 – Is it safe to wait 12 weeks?
18:02 – Stem cell transplants and the vaccine
20:50 – Treatment and the vaccine
23:53 – Will I receive the same vaccine both doses?
25:30 – Will a vaccine ‘wake-up’ my immune system?
27:23 – Will I have to continue to shield?
29:20 – Will children be vaccinated?
31:43 – When will I be vaccinated?
33:32 – I have ET, what’s my risk?
35:45 – What other treatments might there be?
38:00 – Will immunity be life-long?
39:55 – Were there any side-effects?
42:39 – What priority group am I in?
43:00 – Does the vaccine make our T cells or B cells react more?
44:15 – How would you reassure your patients?
48:03 – What does some protection mean?
50:17 – Are either of the vaccines live?
51:09 – Is the vaccine safe for pregnant women?
52:34 – Can we request an antibody test?
54:24 – Is the vaccine safe?
56:40 – Is there a better vaccine to have?
