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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Influenza Vaccine 2021
Description: Guest: Robert M. Jacobson, M.D.
Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD)
Preventing influenza is important for a variety of reasons. Influenza is not a benign illness. In recent years, it’s accounted for up to 700,000 hospitalizations and over 50,000 deaths annually. The vaccine not only saves lives but also helps prevent hospitalizations as well as the need for the ICU. The occupancy rates of both have been severely stressed due to COVID. Despite the fact that the vaccine has been shown to be effective in all age groups, a significant percent of the population do...