Listener mailbag on COVID-19

Nov 4, 2020 | Jennifer O'Hara | @jenohara | Comments (5)

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Each week, the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast shares the latest information on COVID-19. On today's episode, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, answers listeners' coronavirus questions.

Dr. Poland discusses how to stay safe from the virus while exercising outdoors, whether temperature checks help screen for COVID-19, and how to deal with holiday travel and gatherings this year.

To practice safe social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, this interview was conducted using video conferencing. The sound and video quality are representative of the technology used.

Connect with others talking about the pandemic and supporting one another in the COVID-19 support group.

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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maflynn777 | @maflynn777 | Nov 8, 2020

Can you send these notices just once a week? I tend to skip by multiples during my busy days.... Than you.

Gail | @gaylekse | Nov 9, 2020

When does Mayo expect to have a saliva test for Covid-19?

Amanda Roe | @amandajro | Nov 10, 2020

Hello @maflynn777 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! I am here to help with your request regarding notifications. Can you confirm for me if you want just once per week notifications for everything including discussions, groups, podcasts or just some?