Savory Passage - The Podcast
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Savory Passage - The Podcast
COVID-19: Shedding Light & Dispelling Rumors
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Sandra Jones/Ozzie Ahmed, MD
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Season 2
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Episode 2
This week Dr. Ahmed, a family physician and epidemiologist, talks about:
- COVID 19 and why it is scary; who is likely to get it and how
- Including Age, race impact, crowding, etc.
- Why should people be vaccinated? What are vaccines in general
- COVID 19 Vaccines: What is mRNA vaccines and other vaccines under development.
- Some of the common myths about COVID 19 vaccine?
- Address the fears of general population and minorities to consider the vaccine – Past history of vaccines and clinical trials, distrust due to speed of developing and testing the vaccines
- Touch upon healthcare disparities including access, infection rates and death rates