The Blue Valley Schools Podcast

On Call with Doc J - COVID-19 vs Flu

January 05, 2021 Dr. Tonya Merrigan & District Staff Season 3 Episode 6
The Blue Valley Schools Podcast
On Call with Doc J - COVID-19 vs Flu
Show Notes

"With COVID-19, you get exposed and may not have symptoms for up to 14 days. You can spend 14 days potentially exposing everyone wherever you go. With the flu, often times it's only 2 days from when you get exposed to when you show symptoms and get sick." - Jenna Miller, MD, FAAP 

We've had a lot of questions from our listeners about the differences between COVID-19 and the seasonal flu. In this episode, we answer a lot of those questions. Blue Valley's Dr. Chris Jenson is joined by Jenna Miller, MD, FAAP, from Children's Mercy to discuss how these viruses can affect us, the amount of time they can continue to affect us, and how the vaccines are produced to stop them.