Podcast: Covid 19 vaccines: myths and facts -

Podcast: Vaccines for Covid 19: myths and facts

15/12/2020

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In this podcast, doctors Gerson Salvador (Infectologist) and Marcelo Bigal (Neuroimmunologist) talk about what is known about vaccines for Covid19 and the current phase of the coronavirus pandemic. After all, whether or not to take any of the vaccines that will be made available?

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Gerson Salvador, Marcelo Eduardo Bigal

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