Dr. Greg Poland, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Mayo Clinic and Director of the Mayo Vaccine Research Group, discusses his Mayo Clinic Proceedings review article on H1N1 (to be published ahead of print in early December 2009, available at www.mayoclinicproceedings.com).
In this segment of the interview, Dr. Poland discusses the continued importance of being vaccinated and the prospect of future waves of H1N! Infection, identifies the groups most at risk, discusses the effectiveness, safety, and availability of the vaccine, and weighs the benefits and risks of receiving the vaccine vs becoming infected with the virus.
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