5-Minute Check In: Polio, Influenza/COVID Twindemic Updates, and Vaccine Rate Declines

CommonSpirit Health Physician Enterprise EVP, Dr. Thomas McGinn discusses Polio, Influenza/COVID Twindemic (Fall Predictions, Omicron Booster, 2022 Testing Algorithm), and Vaccine Rate DeclinesGuests: Dr. Renuga Vivekanandan, Division Chief of Infectious Disease and Associate Professor at Creighton University and Dr. Ankita Sagar, System VP for Clinical Standards and Variation Reduction.Links: Omicron Booster:Moderna:  https://investors.modernatx.com/news/news-details/2022/Moderna-Announces-Omicron-Containing-Bivalent-Booster-Candidate-mRNA-1273.214-Demonstrates-Superior-Antibody-Response-Against-Omicron/default.aspxPfizer:   https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-omicron-adapted-covid-19 2022 COVID/Influenza Testing for SYMPTOMATIC Ambulatory Patients (note - let's just use this internally): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fsmbWNFS5trBaOAVzfugDeEgpVCUC02qb-ym-8OjbP4/edit?usp=sharingPolio Vaccine: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/polio/public/index.htmlChildhood Vaccination Toolkit for Clinicians: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/childhood-vaccination-toolkit.html