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Cocooning against COVID‐19: The argument for vaccinating caregivers of patients with cancer
Author(s) -
Woodfield Maresa C.,
Pergam Steven A.,
Shah Parth D.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.33598
Subject(s) - vaccination , medicine , covid-19 , cancer , family medicine , immunology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Current national COVID‐19 vaccination guidelines and recommendations focus vaccine guidance on patients with cancer. In this COVID‐19 vaccination race, “cocoon vaccination” strategies, which include informal caregivers and household contacts as priority groups for SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccination, could be an additional strategy used to protect patients with cancer who may have limited immune responses to current vaccinations. Medical systems specializing in cancer care should support education and vaccination campaigns which target informal caregivers and household contacts in addition to cancer patients.