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Sunday, July 18, 2021
More research needed on impact of COVID-19 vaccine on cancer patients, UCSF doctors say
By Stephanie Sierra
Sunday, July 18, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A specific case out of UCSF is highlighting the need for more research into the COVID-19 vaccine and its impact on cancer treatments as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads rapidly across the Bay Area.
The news comes a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an updated warning the vaccine may not effectively protect immunocompromised patients.
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Speier's case considered a miracle. He stayed healthy for nearly five years and managed to avoid contracting COVID-19.
It was roughly two weeks after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine in March, he started feeling sick.
"I did have an ongoing headache that I couldn't shake," said Speier.
Then confusion hit. Speier struggled to speak and walk. "It just felt like my body functions were shutting down."
After being admitted at UCSF, his team of doctors ran 68 tests to see what may be causing his reaction. Inflammation was found in his brain, but all other tests indicating any infection came back negative...
More research needed on impact of COVID-19 vaccine on cancer patients, UCSF doctors say
By Stephanie Sierra
Sunday, July 18, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A specific case out of UCSF is highlighting the need for more research into the COVID-19 vaccine and its impact on cancer treatments as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads rapidly across the Bay Area.
The news comes a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an updated warning the vaccine may not effectively protect immunocompromised patients.
...
Speier's case considered a miracle. He stayed healthy for nearly five years and managed to avoid contracting COVID-19.
It was roughly two weeks after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine in March, he started feeling sick.
"I did have an ongoing headache that I couldn't shake," said Speier.
Then confusion hit. Speier struggled to speak and walk. "It just felt like my body functions were shutting down."
After being admitted at UCSF, his team of doctors ran 68 tests to see what may be causing his reaction. Inflammation was found in his brain, but all other tests indicating any infection came back negative...