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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Year 3 of COVID-19: Harsh Truths, Brutal Realities & Glimmers of Hope
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD]
Guest: Greg A. Poland, M.D. [@drgregpoland]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, also known as COVID-19, is a novel virus with a rapidly changing genotype. It’s responsible for over a million deaths so far. One of every 300 Americans have died as a result of the virus and infection with COVID-19, and it has been responsible for a reduction in life expectancy in the U.S. for both 2021 and 2022. There are 4 widely available, approved vaccines in the United States, yet an inadequate number of individuals have been immunized an...