Vaccination strategies for oncology patients: the need for a pro-active approach

Affiliations

¹ Independent Microbiology/Public Health Consultant, Johannesburg, South Africa.
² Independent Medical Oncologist, The Cancer Centre of Johannesburg, South Africa.
³ Department of Microbiology, Lancet Laboratories, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁴ Independent Neurologist, Waterfall Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Waterfall Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Karen H Keddy et al. J Natl Cancer Cent. 2023.

. 2023 Jul 25;3(3):159-160.

doi: 10.1016/j.jncc.2023.07.004. eCollection 2023 Sep.

¹ Independent Microbiology/Public Health Consultant, Johannesburg, South Africa.
² Independent Medical Oncologist, The Cancer Centre of Johannesburg, South Africa.
³ Department of Microbiology, Lancet Laboratories, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁴ Independent Neurologist, Waterfall Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁵ Department of Internal Medicine, Waterfall Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.

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