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Dr. Jack West is a medical oncologist and thoracic oncology specialist who is the Founder and previously served as President & CEO, currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Resource for Advancing Cancer Education (GRACE)

 

The Evolving World of Covid and Cancer - The Variable Acceptance of the Covid Vaccine
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The Evolving World of Covid and Cancer - The Variable Acceptance of the Covid Vaccine
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Howard (Jack) West, MD
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Evolving World of COVID and Cancer
In this video series, GRACE Board Members Dr. H. Jack West, Dr. Jared Weiss, and Dr. Ben Levy have continued candid discussions regarding cancer and COVID-19.

In this continued time of social distancing and limiting clinic exposure, the doctors sat down to virtually discuss some of the questions we all hear regarding these unprecedented times, and how they affect primarily cancer patients.

In this video, the discussion is surrounding the variable acceptance of the COVID19 vaccine. 

Thanks to #Exelixis and #Merck for their support of this program. 
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Thanks to Exelixis and Merck

To join the conversation, visit https://cancergrace.org/forum.

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