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Experts have warned that the Omicron variant of coronavirus "poses a greater risk" to people with blood cancer.
Meanwhile, experts from the Francis Crick Institute and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust are examining the effects of a fourth booster dose in blood cancer patients.
They are currently examining antibody levels in blood cancer patients which help to protect the body by identifying and attacking viruses - the team is focusing on Omicron-protecting antibodies, reports Wales Online.
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While patients with solid tumours generate normal amounts of antibodies, those with blood cancer who have received three doses of the Covid-19 vaccine produce them less frequently.
According to the study, only 56 per cent of those with blood cancer generated neutralising antibodies.
This means after receiving three doses of the vaccine, 44 per cent of patients with blood cancer did not generate antibodies that could protect against Omicron.
The researchers note that antibodies are not the only line of defence with other parts of the immune system offering protection.
But they have added that the study supports the need for a fourth jab for immunocompromised groups of people.
“We found that a third vaccine dose boosted the neutralising response against omicron in patients with cancer, but the effect was blunted in patients with blood cancer compared to those with solid cancer,” they wrote.
It supports UK policy which offers a fourth jab of the vaccine to some patients.
In the UK, people with severe immunosuppression aged 12 and over are offered three Covid-19 jabs as an initial course of vaccination - they are then offered a fourth boster.
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Love expert Fred Sirieix is best known for giving dating advice and setting couples up on E4's First Dates, but now, the French romantic has opened up on his own love story with his fiancee he nicknames "Fruitcake". In an exclusive chat with OK!, Fred, 50, revealed he met the love of his life when he was strolling down the street. "I was walking down the street, and we just started talking and went for a drink together – and that was that," he shared.
Star Wars trilogy has become legendary, with countless stories surfacing from the development of those iconic three movies. Rumours were flying around about a potential affair, one that Harrison Ford denied even when he was confronted by Luke Skywalker star Mark Hamill. Partying was also a regular occurrence off the set, with a particularly infamous evening being shared with The Rolling Stones.
JYP Entertainment has expanded its existing partnership with US-based label Republic Records.According to a report by Billboard, the South Korean company has opted to expand its existing strategic partnership with Republic Records, which is owned by Universal Music Group. The two companies first started the partnership in 2020, where they foucsed on the international expansion of girl group TWICE.JYP Entertainment and Republic Records’ partnership will now extend to include two more of the K-pop giant’s acts – namely Stray Kids and ITZY – in their plan for promotions outside of South Korea.Both groups will also be receiving support from Republic Records’ subsidiary independent label Imperial, which had previously helped to launch and market TWICE’s recent records since the JYP-Republic partnership had launched.“We are beyond delighted to move forward with Republic Records, the most outstanding label in the United States, in developing the major artist roster of the two companies’ hereafter, starting with the successful kickoff TWICE has brought,” JYP Entertainment CEO Jimmy Jeong told Billboard of the expansion.“We have absolute confidence that, together, we will lead the rapidly changing music industry from both in and out, alongside our prominent artists’ creations,” Jeong added.
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Star Wars trilogy has become legendary, with countless stories surfacing from the development of those iconic three movies. Rumours were flying around about a potential affair, one that Harrison Ford denied even when he was confronted by Luke Skywalker star Mark Hamill. Partying was also a regular occurrence off the set, with a particularly infamous evening being shared with The Rolling Stones.
Kourtney Kardashian, 42, and her fiancé Travis Barker, 46, are clearly in it for the long haul! On Feb. 8, Kourtney shared photos on her Instagram of a romantic late-night car ride in Travis’ Ford Bronco, which is equipped with stars on the interior roof! Kourtney captioned the series of sweet snaps, “Ride or Die.” Moments after she shared the pics, Travis agreed — commenting back, “you are my ride or die forever.”
Star of BBC’s Farmers Country Show Down Fred Collins has been in an horrific farming accident that has left him with life-changing injuries.The farmer sustained the injury to his arm when he was undergoing his daily work on the farm. He was changing a tyre on his tractor when the jack came away and his arm was trapped under the huge machinery for some time. As a result of the trauma, Fred may now only have 20 per cent usage of the arm in the future.
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JYP Entertainment‘s new girl group NMIXX have announced details for their forthcoming debut.A cryptic new teaser poster was released yesterday (February 2), featuring silhouettes of the new group’s seven members as a spotlight moves over each of them. The poster also reveals that NMIXX’s debut single would be titled ‘AD MARE’, along with a release date of February 22 at 6pm KST.Notably, NMIXX’s name was first unveiled just last week with an announcement teaser, after its hotly-anticipated line-up was finalised in November last year, comprising of Kyujin, Jiwoo, BAE, Jinni, Sullyoon, Haewon and Lily.NMIXX, previously referred to as JYPn, was first announced last July when the agency shared that it would be releasing a “blind package” for the group, which had featured their upcoming debut single on a limited-edition CD, a photo book, poster, premium membership card and more.The new all-female K-pop act will be the first girl group launched by JYP Entertainment since ITZY’s debut in 2019.
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Eels release new album ‘Extreme Witchcraft‘, frontman Mark ‘E’ Everett has spoken to NME about his desire to “bury the hatchet” with actor Colin Firth.It’s been nearly 20 years since Firth uttered the line “I can’t stand eels” in Love Actually back in 2003, which Everett took to heart and then immortalised in his recent single ‘Good Night On Earth’“I have reached out to his people, and got no response,” E told NME. “So I think it’s true. He really can’t stand Eels.