COVID-19 and Myeloma Patients (https://www.myeloma.org/covid19-myeloma-patients)
Myeloma Patient Safety and the Coronavirus
Get the Latest Information on COVID-19 for Myeloma Patients
Know your COVID-19 Community Level, read up on the IMF's latest recommendations and answers to FAQs on COVID-19 vaccines, boosters, anti-viral treatments, and more.
Read up on the IMF's latest recommendations and answers to FAQs on COVID-19 vaccines, boosters, anti-viral treatments and other relevant COVID-19 related information for patients who have multiple myeloma (MM), smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), or monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS).
Use the COVID-19 Community Levels Tool* to utilize the latest data and help your community decide on the best prevention steps to take. Levels can be low, medium, or high and are based on the following:
- Number of hospital beds being used
- Hospital admissions
- Total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area
(*Maps, charts, and data are provided by the CDC, with updates every Thursday by 8 pm ET)
The IMF highly recommends these safety tips from the CDC for myeloma patients. Read up on CDC recommendations for the moderately or severely immunocompromised, building a personal COVID-19 plan, proper ventilation, and more.
- World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019)
- Centers for Disease Control (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html)
- COVID-19 Emergency Declarations to End on May 11 (https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/politics/may-11-end-of-covid-and-public-health-emergencies/index.html)
- FDA to Require Diversity Plan for Clinical Trials (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00469-4)
- U.S. Government Response (https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus)
- Global Dashboard of Confirmed Cases (https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6)
- Medicare Current Emergencies (https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/Emergency/EPRO/Current-Emergencies/Current-Emergencies-page)
- Watch Out for Medicare Fraud (Possible COVID-19 Scams) (https://www.medicare.gov/basics/reporting-medicare-fraud-and-abuse)
- VA and Coronavirus (https://www.publichealth.va.gov/n-coronavirus/?utm_source=Homepage&utm_campaign=Coronavirus)
- The American Red Cross: Coronavirus Safety for People at Higher Risk (https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/coronavirus-safety/for-people-at-higher-risk.html)
- Multiple Myeloma Medicare Access (https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/fund/multiple-myeloma-medicare-access/)
- Healthwell Foundation COVID-19 Ancillary Costs Support (https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/fund/covid-19-fund/)
Pharma Resources:
- Curbing the Spread of COVID-19 in Global Communities of Color (https://www.bms.com/about-us/global-diversity-and-inclusion/diversity-and-inclusion-report/model-for-inclusion-and-engagement/curbing-the-spread-of-covid-19-in-global-communities-of-color.html)
- Takeda Oncology 1 Point portal (https://www.here2assist.com/patient/home)