Season 2 · Episode 124
124 - The Importance of the Flu Vaccine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Public Health On Call · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
July 28, 202013m 10s
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Show Notes
Experts are concerned about outbreaks of seasonal influenza alongside further spikes of COVID-19 infections this fall and winter as some people return to work and school. Jen Gerber, a recent PhD graduate from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, talks with Stephanie Desmon about the importance of the flu vaccine to keep people from getting sick and filling hospital beds needed for COVID-19 patients. She also busts some common myths about why people don't get vaccinated.