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COVID-19 Update On Treatments And Vaccines

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Heard On The Morning Show
A health worker displays a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
A health worker displays a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine currently on phase III clinical trials to be administered to Cem Gun, an Emergency Medicine Physician at the Acibadem Hospital in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. The vaccine developed in China by Sinovac Biotech, was approved for trials by Health Institutes of Turkey (TUSEB) in 26 private hospitals in the country. Emrah Gurel/AP Photo

We talk to an infectious disease specialist about the recent surge in coronavirus cases here in Wisconsin as well as what treatment looks like, how the virus has mutated and if we’re any closer to a vaccine. We also discuss this year’s flu season and getting a flu shot.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Steven Potter Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Dr. Mary Beth Graham Guest

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