I’m Young and Healthy - Why Do I Need a COVID Vaccine?

A Q&A session with Dr. Mahadevan and a student who is wondering why he and his friends should get vaccinated against COVID-19, even though they are in their early 20s and generally healthy.

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Dr. S. V. Mahadevan is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He currently serves as Director of Global Affairs and Strategy for Stanford Medicine and Stanford Health Care, and the Director of South Asia Outreach, Center for Asian Health Research and Education. Dr. Mahadevan founded Stanford Emergency Medicine International (SEMI) in 2000, and has been instrumental in setting up India's first international paramedic training institute, Nepal's first EMS system, India's first guidelines for prehospital care, Cambodia's first emergency medicine strengthening program and Myanmar’s first emergency medicine training program.

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