Savory Passage - The Podcast
Savory Passage - The Podcast
Sandra Jones
COVID-19: Shedding Light & Dispelling Rumors
33 minutes Posted Jan 26, 2021 at 7:00 am.
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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