In an average day at the Sydney’s Children’s Hospital, Reef Gilmore takes a number of steps to reduce his risk of coming into contact with COVID-19.
, for kids who are immunocompromised – such as those undergoing chemotherapy – the vaccine can make a big difference to the severity of disease they would experience if they caught the virus. “When he relapsed last year, I asked if there was any way he could be vaccinated earlier, because it was going around in the community, and he’s big for his age, but they said the vaccine hadn’t been approved for his age group yet,” she said.She said the family’s friends had all been vaccinated, and she was hopeful that being able to have Reef hanging around with children who had also been vaccinated, particularly when he returned to school, would reduce his risks.
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