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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: COVID-19 Miniseries Episode 72: Mayo Clinic Q&A - Guidelines and Nuances of Wearing a Face Mask
Description: This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A and was recorded in May, 2021
To claim credit visit: https://ce.mayo.edu/covid19podcastÂ
Guest:Â Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)Â
Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd)Â Â Â
Recent COVID-19 masking guidelines announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, continue to generate a public conversation.
"The decision about masking needs to be nuanced," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Wearing a mask should be based on the risk o...