On this episode, two leading experts join Tom to discuss reaching an endemic state with COVID-19. Points of consideration are the role of vaccines, which one expert describes as “the cornerstone for reaching an endemic state,” dealing with variants, vaccinating children, the challenge of asymptomatic COVID and other issues.
Guest speakers:
Madeleine McDowell, MD
Senior Principal
Intelligence
Vizient
Martin Lucenti, MD, PhD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Solution Architecture
Vizient
Moderator:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Principal
Clinical Operations and Quality
Vizient
Show Notes:
[00:36] Vaccines and the endemic state
[01:38] Controlling variants through vaccinations
[03:54] Vaccinating children
[07:49] Herd immunity, asymptomatic COVID and the effect of variants
[10:16] Therapeutics
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Dr. McDowell’s contact email: madeleine.mcdowell@vizientinc.com
Dr. Lucenti’s contact email: martin.lucenti@vizientinc.com
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