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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Mayo Q & A: COVID-19 Variants and the Evolving Science
Description: This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A and was recorded in February, 2021
Guest:Â Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)Â
Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd)Â Â Â
People may be curious, confused or critical of what seem to be changing messages related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, reminds folks that messages change because data changes and the science evolves.
"As we learn new science, we use that science to modify our recommendations," says Dr. Polan...