Claim: People who were undergoing chemotherapy have been told that they should not receive vaccines, and should stay away from people who had received vaccines, and now because of Covid-19 this has all changed.
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Verdict: people who are immunosuppressed are advised not to have live vaccinations and not to be in close contact with people who have received certain live vaccinations, but the covid-19 vaccines in use in the uk are not live vaccines and people undergoing chemotherapy have been prioritised to receive them.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-05-28T00:00:00