Special Edition: Variants & Vaccines
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 15 May 2021
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Today we're talking about COVID-19 variants. You've probably heard about the new strains of the coronavirus circulating around the U.S. and the world.
We'll explain where the variants come from, why they're a concern and what can be done to stop them from forming. We'll also discuss whether you'll need a booster vaccine every year.
We're talking about all this with Dr. Carlos Malvestutto. He's an infectious disease expert at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He's leading multiple teams and research studies on COVID-19 treatments.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Saturday, May 15th, and today we're talking all about COVID-19 variants. |
| 0:05.6 | You've probably heard about the new strains of the coronavirus already circulating around |
| 0:09.4 | the U.S. and the world. |
| 0:11.1 | So today we'll explain where variants come from, why they're a concern, and what can be |
| 0:15.8 | done to stop even more from forming. |
| 0:18.5 | We also discussed the question many people are asking now, will I need a booster shot |
| 0:22.9 | every year? |
| 0:23.9 | Joining me is Dr. Carlos Malvastuto. |
| 0:26.7 | He's an infectious disease expert at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, |
| 0:31.0 | and he's leading multiple teams and research studies about COVID-19 treatments. |
| 0:36.6 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, when we sit down with a different |
| 0:40.6 | expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news. |
| 0:44.0 | Don't forget to tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes when we |
| 0:47.5 | provide all the day's news in just 10 minutes. |
| 0:50.1 | It's fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:52.5 | I'm Eric Amanda, it's time for today's Special Edition Saturday. |
| 0:56.1 | Are you ready? |
| 0:57.1 | Let's do this. |
| 1:01.3 | Welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 1:02.8 | Thanks for being here. |
| 1:03.8 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:04.8 | We know that viruses naturally mutate over time, right? |
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