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On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, covers the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Poland gives an update on progress towards a vaccine for COVID-19, discusses therapies for treating the virus and shares research on how effective face masks and physical distancing are in fighting the spread of the disease.
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Dr. Poland has served as a consultant for Merck & Co. Inc., Medicago Inc., GlaxoSmithKline plc, Sanofi Pasteur, Emergent BioSolutions Inc., Dynavax Technologies Corp., Genentech Inc., Eli Lilly and Co., Kentucky BioProcessing Inc. and Genevant Sciences Corp., and Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. He is a paid scientific adviser for Johnson & Johnson. Honoraria: Elsevier.
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I really appreciate Dr Poland’s factual yet calming take on this pandemic. Because of what I have heard from him and other experts in the field, I feel I can go about my life with relatively small risk. I am 79, live alone, try to walk three to five times per week, wear a mask in public at all times, and do my own grocery shopping. I shop quickly, rarely in a store more than 20 minutes. Wal Mart where I shop most now has a mandatory mask precaution for everyone entering the store.
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1 ReactionThanks for informative podcast. What is your opinion regarding paper versus cloth masks? Thanks.
You are absolutely doing the right thing. Good luc!
Hi @billgebhardt, thanks for reporting that this video doesn't have closed captioning. Usually they do. I will find out why this one doesn't and see if we can upload a version with CC.
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