The British Oncology Pharmacy Association has put together advice for community pharmacists (see panel) on support for cancer patients during the Covid-19 pandemic, and is offering free access to its resources to support the pharmacy effort.

BOPA says that patients who are currently receiving, or have recently completed cancer treatment are in the vulnerable group and need to self-isolate. Among the extremely vulnerable who will need to take additional precautions are people:

• Undergoing active chemotherapy or radical radiotherapy for lung cancer
• With cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma at any stage of treatment
• Having immunotherapy, antibody treatments or oral targeted cancer treatments which can affect the immune system
• Who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months, or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs.

To "support our pharmacy colleagues during the Covid-19 pandemic", BOPA has also created a free membership category allowing access to its website, including its general forum (enabling questions to be answered by oncology pharmacists), e-learning modules and other resources, for three months. Register here.

The Association also recommends Cancer Research UK's One Cancer Voice "Advice on Coronavirus for people with cancer" information leaflet.

• A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organisations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and Save the Children.
• WHO also has a useful page of "myth buster" resources covering the Covid-19 conspiracy theories circulating on the internet and via social media, including 5G, the effect of heat on the virus, holding your breath, and many more.