S2:E13 - "Another COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A with Dr. Russell Faust and Dr. Steve McGraw."

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In this episode, Dr. Steve McGraw and Dr. Russell Faust are back to answer more questions from the EMS and hospital communities. In episode 11 (launched Dec 15, 2020) of this season, Dr. McGraw and Dr. Faust laid out all the questions they’ve been receiving about the COVID-19 vaccinations and delivered clear and concise answers. Most importantly, all of their answers were based in the latest scientific data and literature that clearly demonstrates the safety of the COVID vaccines that are currently available. We’ll keep the ball rolling and field more questions from the EMS and hospital communities.
During this episode, the doctors answer the following questions:

• Is the vaccine safe? What about people that are immunosuppressed?
• What happens to the mRNA after it completes its mission?
• What are the known short and long-term side-effects of the current COVID vaccines?
• If I already had COVID, do I have natural immunity? If so, why get the vaccine?
• How do the COVID vaccines impact flu vaccines or other similar vaccines I have had recently?
• When do I get my second dose? When I went to get my vaccine, they scheduled my second dose for 18 days later. I thought it was supposed to be 21 days later. Which is correct?
• Should women that breast feed, pregnant women, women trying to get pregnant or men trying to impregnate get the vaccine?
• Do I need to wear a mask after being vaccinated for COVID?

Dr. Steve McGraw is an ED physician at Ascension Providence Hospitals in both Southfield and Novi, Michigan. Doc is also the current Oakland County Medical Control Authority EMS Medical Director which provides oversight to over 50 EMS agencies. Dr. Russel Faust is the Medical Director of Oakland County Health. Before medical school, Dr. Faust earned his pHD in cellular molecular biology. After medical school he trained as a trauma surgeon and THEN, if that wasn’t enough, he did a fellowship in pediatric head and neck surgery. My man Russ has 30 years in academic medicine, and he ran NIH funded labs to do applied translational cellular molecular biology. Oh yeah, Russ’ first job in the medical field was as an EMT in the State of New York.
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