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#253 COVID-19 Vaccines with Dr Monica Gandhi

Author
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Published
Wed 27 Jan 2021
Episode Link
https://audioboom.com/posts/7780304

Answer all your burning questions (and your patients’ burning questions) about the different COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized in the US. Infectious diseases / HIV expert, Dr Monica Gandhi @MonicaGandhi9 (UCSF) joins us to cover: the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna novel mRNA vaccine mechanisms, trial data, and practicalities of who should receive them.  We discuss data around the Oxford-AstraZeneca adenovirus vaccine, which is authorized in the UK and India, and may be available in the US later this year.  Feel confident recommending COVID-19 vaccines to your patients!










Credits




  • Written and Produced by: Molly Heublein, MD

  • Cover Art: Chris Chiu, MD, FACP, FAAP

  • Infographic: Tima Karginov

  • Hosts: Chris Chiu, MD, FACP, FAAP; Molly Heublein, MD; Paul Williams, MD, FACP

  • Editor: Emi Okamoto MD (written materials); Clair Morgan of Nodderly.com (audio)

  • Guest: Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH











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Time Stamps




  • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio - 00:00


  •  Guest one-liner, book recommendation - 3:40

  • Authorized vaccines in the US - 8:30

  • AstraZeneca vaccine mechanism- 9:26

  • mRNA vaccine mechanism - 10:30

  • Vaccine distribution issues (cold chain) - 16:05

  • mRNA safety - 18:24

  • mRNA vaccine efficacy/data from phase 3 trials - 19:40

  • How did we get this so quickly - 23:40

  • Vaccine impact on asymptomatic infection - 26:18

  • AstraZeneca trials - 28:20

  • Pregnancy - 35:10

  • Anaphylaxis - 37:10

  • Prior COVID-19 infection - 39:07

  • Side effects - 42:05

  • Pediatric patients - 45:12

  • Phases of role outs in the US -46:50

  • Herd immunity - 48:16

  • Thoughts of how to make this happen - 52:45

  • Preexisting conditions - 53:40

  • How long will immunity last - 57:15

  • Mutant strains - 58:25

  • Future of mRNA vaccines - 1:00:30

  • Take home points and Outro - 1:02:12

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