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As more and more of the COVID-19 vaccines roll out here at NPR, we've been getting a lot

of questions from y'all.

Questions like, if I'm vaccinated, can I still pass the virus to somebody else?

What are the side effects of vaccines?

How soon until we've vaccinated enough people to return to normal?

So today on the show, we have answers as part of a special segment I just did on another

NPR podcast called It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders.

Yeah, I am in the hot seat for this one y'all.

If you haven't checked that show out, do it.

It consistently makes me think, laugh, cry, it is so so good.

I'm Maddie Safiah and you're listening to shortwave, the Daily Science Podcast from NPR.

My dear friend, Maddie Safiah, how are you?

Welcome back to the show.

I'm doing well Sam, how are you buddy?

I'm good, I feel like the last time we had you on, seems like forever ago.

But I think my biggest question with coronavirus was whether I could still pet other people's

dogs.

Oh, that's interesting, that's an interesting version of that story because it was about

whether or not you could kiss them on the mouth is how I remember it.

So cute, so cute.

Over the past few weeks we have asked you, our listeners, to send in your questions about

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