On this special Vaccine Education Week episode of Tying It Together With Tim Boyum, Tim sits down for a Q&A with North Carolina’s top doc, Secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen, and Dr. David Wohl with the Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases at UNC Health.

In this episode, Dr. Cohen and Dr. Wohl provide answers for some of the top questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccines, including:

• How do the vaccines work?
• What is the state’s process for distributing the vaccine?
• Who makes those decisions?
• How do you get a shot, and how do you know what group you are in?
• What happens when you actually get a shot, physically?
• How soon you are protected, and what is the difference between the various vaccines?
• What do we know about the new variants?
• How long does the vaccine protect you, and will you need it moving forward?
• Will more vaccinations lead to restrictions being lifted and when?
• When will everyone be able to get the vaccine?

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During the episode, our guests also explain why it is so important for you to get vaccinated when it is your time, and try to help alleviate some of the concerns many may have over things such as the speed of vaccine production.

Later, we will also discuss additional concerns over issues like mental health due to the virus and ways you or someone you know can get help.

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