Vaccines are used to help a person’s immune system recognize and protect the body against infections. Vaccines are now available to help protect against COVID-19. Here we’ll discuss some of the questions people with cancer might have about the COVID-19 vaccines.

Considering the coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a stop back in April, there has been a lot of talk about a vaccine. As initial data is being released from different trials, the anticipation is rising tentatively. Here we tried to provide some answers to the most typical questions we've seen being asked.

The first couple of months of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused a situation that even as much as 44% of breast cancer survivors had to delay some treatment or care. Surgery was generally performed only for patients in immediate high-risk situations. Others were postponed or even canceled.

As we see the number of COVID-19 cases starting to decrease worldwide, hospitals are preparing for the event of a new and different medical crisis. Throughout the pandemic, while U.S. hospitals and the overall health care system was pushed to its limit, many procedures and appointments were postponed or canceled altogether—some because of federal guidelines, others by patients’ own choice or other factors.