What The Study Did: In this study of Veterans Affairs patients with cancer, receiving a COVID-19 vaccination was associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to patients who didn’t get vaccinated.
Authors: Nathanael R. Fillmore, Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School in Boston, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.5771)
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