A recent study conducted in Ontario explored population-based registries to identify all 5-year survivors of childhood cancer between 0-17 years of age, as well as 6 common cancers afflicting young adults between 15-21 years old. Findings indicated that "survivors were not at increased risk of receiving a positive COVID-19 test...and were more likely to be fully vaccinated." Further, there was no increased risk to survivors in the emergency department or who needed to be admitted, and "no survivor experienced intensive care unit admission or died after COVID-19 infection.
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Source mentioned: Gupta S, Sutradhar R, Alexander S, et al. Risk of COVID-19 Infections and of Severe Complications Among Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer: A Population-Based Study in Ontario, Canada. JCO; Published online 28 February 2022. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.21.02592
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