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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Mayo Clinic Q&A: COVID-19 News Update
Description: This episode is shared from Mayo Clinic Q&A and was recorded in February 2022
Guest: Gregory A. Poland, M.D. (@drgregpoland)
Host: Halena M. Gazelka, M.D. (@hmgazelkamd)
As the U.S. moves beyond the omicron surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, key indicators are dropping.
"Both the acute indicators — number of cases — and the lagging indicators — hospitalizations and then deaths — are all dropping slowly, but they're surely dropping," says Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group.Â
Experts warn that caution is still needed to protect yourself in certain situ...