021. Protect Yourself Until Your COVID Vaccine & Beyond with Dr. Hang Tran, DO, MPH

This special report of the Glass Half Healthy is based on YOUR feedback about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and where we are headed from here.  So by popular demand, we have a COVID-19 infection control expert, Dr. Hang Tran, DO, MPH, on the pod to address all of your concerns!  Dr. Tran is a board certified family medicine and obesity medicine physician who also has her Masters in Public Health.  She currently works with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to help contain COVID-19 outbreaks in the workplace.  And she’s here to answer your questions, including:

- How does the vaccine work and why do we need two doses?

- How protective is the vaccine and can I still get infected if I get vaccinated?

- For how many months or years will the COVID-19 vaccine protect us?

- Until I get my vaccine, what can I do can to best protect myself?

I hope our talk provides you with the latest information on the COVID-19 vaccine and how to best protect yourself during this pandemic.

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Disclaimer:

This podcast is intended for educational purposes only and isn’t medical advice so please talk to your primary physician for that.  In addition, the views and opinions expressed by me are my own and not that of my former, current or future employer. This also applies to my guests.  Finally, we do our best to make every effort to relay correct information, but don’t guarantee its accuracy.  Thank you for listening.