Straight Talk on COVID-19 Vaccine Myths

February 4, 2021

Most of the country is now seeing the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations, but with those vaccines also come misconceptions.

In this edition of Straight Talk!, Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, director of the Global Biorisk Advisory CouncilTM (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, tackles five of the more prevailing myths head on. He applies an evidence-based look to the vaccine approval process and its safety profile. Macgregor-Skinner also debunks other falsehoods regarding reinfection, transmission, and more by using facts and data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Tune in to the latest episode below and access the complete Straight Talk! library at issa.com/straight-talk.

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