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Published in: Medical Oncology 6/2021

01-06-2021 | Pneumococcal Vaccination | Letter to the Editor

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine adult vaccination in cancer patients

Authors: Nesligul Ozdemir, Aygin Bayraktar-Ekincioglu, Saadettin Kilickap

Published in: Medical Oncology | Issue 6/2021

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Since the priority in healthcare services is to control the COVID-19 pandemic, the management of other diseases and the provision of preventive health services (such as vaccination) have been put in the secondary plan [1]. Fear of infection and ongoing national and state measures (such as curfew/lockdowns or restrictions on public transport) cause patients to delay hospital visits even if necessary. For this reason, the routine provision of preventive health services such as vaccination has been interrupted. …
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Title
The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine adult vaccination in cancer patients
Authors
Nesligul Ozdemir
Aygin Bayraktar-Ekincioglu
Saadettin Kilickap
Publication date
01-06-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Medical Oncology / Issue 6/2021
Print ISSN: 1357-0560
Electronic ISSN: 1559-131X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-021-01512-y

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