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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Mayo Clinic Q&A: Rapid Pace of COVID-19 Vaccinations
Description: This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A and was recorded in March 2021.Â
Guest:Â Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)Â
Host: DeeDee Stiepan (@deedeestiepan)Â
Millions of people in the U.S. are being vaccinated for COVID-19. However, discussion is ongoing as to whether people who are immunocompromised, such as patients undergoing cancer treatment, or people who have autoimmune diseases, should be vaccinated for COVID-19.Â
"Both of those categories (of people) should be vaccinated," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Those are n...