{"id":68738,"date":"2021-09-27T03:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T07:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=68738"},"modified":"2022-02-28T14:34:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T18:34:50","slug":"utmc-infectious-disease-specialist-provides-update-on-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/09_27_2021\/utmc-infectious-disease-specialist-provides-update-on-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"UTMC Infectious Disease Specialist Provides Update on COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a special episode of Prescribed Listening, Dr. Michael Ellis outlines how the delta variant \u2014 estimated to be twice as contagious as the original virus \u2014 has changed the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prescribed-Listening-art-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-66788\" src=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prescribed-Listening-art-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prescribed-Listening-art-small.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prescribed-Listening-art-small-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prescribed-Listening-art-small-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prescribed-Listening-art-small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prescribed-Listening-art-small-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ellis, an infectious disease specialist and chief medical officer at The University of Toledo Medical Center, provides an overview of the latest information about the variant\u2019s transmissibility, vaccine effectiveness, booster shots and how people can best protect themselves, their family and their community.<\/p>\n<p>Prescribed Listening, a podcast from UTMC, features a new provider each week sharing insight into their medical specialty.<\/p>\n<p>Season two continues later this week with Dr. David Sohn, an orthopedic surgeon at UTMC who specializes in sports medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to Prescribed Listening on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/prescribed-listening\/id1568491937?uo=4&amp;itscg=30200&amp;itsct=podcast_box_link\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6rCXMRcHhU5J5j84VEJKfR?si=FltU2Si2TTyIifuTrrSiCA&amp;nd=1\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9254243\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1752929\/9254243-dr-michael-ellis-covid-19-update.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9254243&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a 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