COVID-19 booster shots 'not optional' for people with breast cancer

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The Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) and the Australian government are advising a booster shot is essential for people with breast cancer. 9News

booster shot as soon as possible, with those undergoing breast cancer treatment eligible for the dose much earlier than others.

Breast Cancer Network CEO Kirsten Pilatti said cancer treatment compromised the immune system, making the person more vulnerable to suffering severe complications if they got COVID-19."If you have breast cancer a third vaccine is not an optional extra, it is as important as the first and second doses," she said.

Federal Health and Aged Care Minister Greg Hunt agreed "the medical experts recommend that people who are severely immunocompromised should receive a third dose".

 

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Stat's from the therapeutic goods administration clearly show that more people have died from the vaccine than from covid and over 75000 people have had illnesses because of the vaccine. Do you trust the grab for power?

Satire, humanrights org Australia have said there are no mandates and not laws supporting vaccination but the media and 'officials' are saying 'not optional'and 'mandates' and hand out fines... what's the truth?

It should be all cancers! And I hope it is.

At least they haven't said they will refuse to assist anyone unvaccinated....yet. Also don't forget they are a non-profit org, and not a government body. Story says a '3rd shot is not an optional extra'. But of course Ch 9 says 'shots 'not optional''....absolute rodents.

However, whether to have radiation/chemo IS optional...

Can we know the categories of persons the booster is not essential for? Let's know them now so we can point to you more lies by the time they change it.

As a breast cancer survivor, thank you for looking after these ladies who are going through this ordeal right now, The Breast Cancer Network does a fine job.

Ohhhhhhh my god

We have reached the point where the government is now forcing the sick to get injected with an unknown drug

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