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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: COVID-19 Miniseries Episode 45: There Is No Win-Win
Description: This episode was recorded on June 26, 2020.
To claim credit visit: https://ce.mayo.edu/covid19podcastÂ
Guest:Â Pritish K. Tosh, M.D. (@DrPritishTosh)Â
Host: Amit K. Ghosh, M.D., M.B.A. (@AmitGhosh006)Â
Novel viruses causing outbreaks tend to do one of three things: disappear completely, become endemic in certain areas, or roll through populations with ongoing transmission until herd immunity is achieved or an effective vaccine is developed. Dr. Pritish Tosh states, “If natural infection doesn’t cause long-lasting protective immunity or the vaccines don’t do the same, this thing coul...