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Understanding whooping cough with a Mayo Clinic expert
Deb Balzer
October 14, 2024

Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is an infectious respiratory illness caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It spreads through the air when an infected person[...]

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High-dose flu vaccines: How are they different from other flu vaccines?
Deb Balzer
September 21, 2021
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West Nile virus cases reported across the US
Deb Balzer
September 21, 2021
Flu shots and COVID-19 featured image
Flu shots and COVID-19
Jason Howland
September 17, 2021
Mayo Clinic Q and A: COVID-19 vaccine boosters and third doses featured image
Mayo Clinic Q and A: COVID-19 vaccine boosters and third doses
Cynthia Weiss
September 16, 2021
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Listener mailbag — COVID-19 questions answered featured image
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Listener mailbag — COVID-19 questions answered
Jennifer O'Hara
September 15, 2021
9-14-2021 COVID-19 Media Only News Briefing: Managing influenza during a pandemic featured image
9-14-2021 COVID-19 Media Only News Briefing: Managing influenza during a pandemic
Joel Streed
September 14, 2021
COVID-19 variants mu, delta and what to know about mutations featured image
COVID-19 variants mu, delta and what to know about mutations
Deb Balzer
September 10, 2021
9-9-2021 COVID-19 Media Only News Briefing: Vaccines to Variants featured image
9-9-2021 COVID-19 Media Only News Briefing: Vaccines to Variants
Dana Sparks
September 9, 2021
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Being vaccinated for COVID-19 means protection against more than severe illness
Deb Balzer
September 7, 2021
9-2-2021 COVID-19 Media Only News Briefing: Ask the Mayo expert featured image
9-2-2021 COVID-19 Media Only News Briefing: Ask the Mayo expert
Dana Sparks
September 2, 2021
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 modeling shows 100,000 people in the U.S. could die over the next 3 months featured image
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 modeling shows 100,000 people in the U.S. could die over the next 3 months
Dana Sparks
September 1, 2021
Mayo Clinic urges cancer patients to seek third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine featured image
Mayo Clinic urges cancer patients to seek third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
Joe Dangor
August 31, 2021

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