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Why we've decided to push the NHS on vaccine effectiveness
Discover why Blood Cancer UK has called on the Government and NHS to communicate with every immunocompromised person to tell them that the Covid vaccine may not be as effective for them.
Covid vaccines may not work for 80% of people with blood cancer
Blood Cancer UK warns the Government and the NHS that 80% of people with blood cancer haven't been told that the Covid vaccines are less likely to protect them.
7 new trustees signed up to our board of trustees
7 new trustees join the Blood Cancer UK board of trustees, including Claude Littner from the Apprentice.
We believe we can beat blood cancer within a generation - Fatima Sulaiman.
Fatima Sulaiman, Head of Research, talks about the future of blood cancer research for us as an organisation, and what we’re doing to prioritise research.
New blood donor rules
New blood donor rules and how they make it easier for gay men to give blood.
Why the Government should postpone lifting restrictions on June 21
Find out why Blood Cancer UK is demanding that the Government postpones the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions on June 21.
Funding for 9 blood cancer research projects announced
Find out about how Blood Cancer UK is funding 9 research projects to help people with blood cancer, including children with Schwachman-Diamond syndrome and lymphoma.
What do covid antibody test results mean for people with blood cancer?
What do covid antibody test results mean for people with blood cancer?
Jake raises money in memory of step dad Paul who died from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
Find out why Jake raised money for Blood Cancer UK after he lost his step dad to AML (acute myeloid leukaemia).
I felt like I'd hit the jackpot: My experiences on a clinical trial
Learn more about Nicky's experience of taking part in a blood cancer clinical trial to treat chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) .
Together we're investing £800K in vaccine efficacy research
Read more about the Blood Cancer UK Vaccine Research Collaborative's research on Covid vaccine effectiveness in people with blood cancer.
Please keep your distance to protect people with blood cancer
Find out why Blood Cancer UK is asking people to keep their distance, to protect people with blood cancer from Covid.
This is what I missed while shielding in my flat - Erica's story
Read how Erica connected with nature to help her mental wellbeing during the Covid lockdown.
Announcement on the first blood cancer vaccine efficacy research funding
Read Blood Cancer UK's announcement on funding the first research into COVID-19 vaccine efficacy for people with blood cancer.
What else can we use to protect people with blood cancer from covid?
Find out what Professor Andrew Ustianowski thinks can protect people with blood cancer from Covid-19.
I'm still shielding from Covid - Jill's story
Read how Jill is still shielding from coronavirus, as she waits for more information on the efficacy of the Covid vaccine for people with blood cancer.
People with blood cancer now account for 1 in 20 new Covid intensive care patients
People with blood cancer now account for 1 in 20 new Covid intensive care patients
Do people with myeloma have an antibody response to the Covid vaccine?
Read Blood Cancer UK's article on the study into the number of people with myeloma who had some kind of antibody response to the Covid vaccine.
Finding a mixed-race stem cell donor for Dad simply wasn't an option
Read how Ben became his dad's stem cell donor to help fight his acute myeloid leukaemia, after a better match couldn't be found on the stem cell register.
Covid vaccine efficacy for blood cancer research collaborative launched
Find out more about The Blood Cancer UK Vaccine Research Collaborative and how it will research into Covid vaccine efficacy for blood cancer.