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1/6/2021

UPDATE 1/6/2021 - COVID-19 Strain Variants

Dr. Paul Auwaerter discusses recently discovered variant strains of SARS-CoV-2. Topics: *United Kingdom variant leading to increased rate of transmission *Implications of new variants *South African and Nigerian variants *The role of Vitamin D in disease severity *Thoughts on the UK’s vaccination program

Post-test for CME/CE credit: https://covid19.dkbmed.com/#eval-test-1-6

Access our resource center, download webinar slides, and claim credit at https://covid19.dkbmed.com/

Presenting faculty:

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA, Past President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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