Dr. Michael Lauzardo to answer your COVID-related questions this Thursday
UF faculty and staff are invited to join UF Health Screen, Test & Protect Director Michael Lauzardo, M.D., M.Sc., for a town hall held via Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. Dr. Lauzardo will address questions about the COVID-19 Delta variant, vaccinations, protective measures you can take and how you can help prevent further spread of the disease. Priority will be given to questions submitted in advance via our online form.
How vaccinations help slow the Delta variant’s spread
One unvaccinated person can infect five people, and an unvaccinated person, positive for Delta COVID, can share a much higher amount of the virus, explains Kartik Cherabuddi, MD, FACP, UF associate professor of medicine and UF Health Shands’ associate hospital epidemiologist. Learn more in this video from UF Health.