0:00 Intro

3:35 Getting the Vaccine

9:50 mRNA

24:42 Basic Differences

29:18 Corruption

38:11 Misinformation Campaign

44:45 Numbers Today

49:12 Bizarre Policies

55:39 Precautions

We're with Zakia Dimassi for Episode 247 of The Beirut Banyan.

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https://youtu.be/SiOF9q6KvfA

We discuss the experience of getting vaccinated for COVID-19, basic differences among various vaccines, and the basics of mRNA technology.

We also discuss the misinformation / disinformation campaign doctors and scientists are battling against, where the infection / mortality rates in Lebanon stand today, and necessary precautions that need to be taken post-vaccination.

Zakia Dimassi is a Physician and Assistant Professor at Saint George University.

The article referenced in this episode is accessible below:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html

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