LRF Webinar on Covid-19 and Lymphoma

I'll be honest -- I've been actively avoiding the subject of Covid-19 in the blog. 

I have my reasons. 

The biggest one is that the science is changing pretty quickly, and I'm reluctant to write about something that could be wrong (or at least need an updating) in just a few weeks. I think, once we have some distance from al of this, we're going to look back on it and see just how remarkable it all was, in terms of science. The ability of researchers to identify information from data, and use that information to make recommendations, has been astounding. It took years -- decades, really -- to make progress in treating cancer. And as much as that has sped up in a few years, the pace of scientific knowledge about Covid has been incredible.

So I'm just trying to stay out of it. I can't keep up enough to be able to give you accurate information, so I don't give you any. And those of you who have emailed me wanting to talk about it, that's fine. You know I've been saying the same thing, encouraging you to talk to your doctor (because I'm not a doctor), and then telling you how I have been trying to handle things myself.

That's not very satisfying, I know. We'd al like to have answers to our questions. Especially about Covid vaccines.

So I'm happy to provide a resource to you.

The Lymphoma Research Foundation is hosting a webinar called "COVID-19 Vaccines: What the Lymphoma Community Needs to Know."

More details can be found here, including a link to register. 

I would consider the LRF one of the most credible sources of information around, so I would expect what they tell us will be as current as we can find. The presenters, Dr. Brian Strom (an epidemiologist) and Dr. Andrew Evens (a Lymphoma specialist) should provide a great combination for how infectious disease vaccinations affect cancer patients.

The time for the webinar (this Tuesday, April 13, at 12 noon EDT) is not the most convenient of times, and I'm sure that will prevent some people from listening in. That includes me -- I won't be able to make it. But I plan to register anyway, in case they send out a link to a recording later on. 

If any of you are able to make the webinar, feel free to send along an update. I'm sure many readers would like to hear the advice that's given.

Given the number of people who have contacted me to talk about vaccines, I think this is going to be a very popular, and very necessary, resource for lymphoma patients. 

In the meantime, stay safe, stay healthy, and take care of yourselves.