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Mayo’s lead COVID-19 physician for SW Wisconsin answers virus questions

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FILE - In this July 27, 2020, file photo, nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Dr. Erin Morcomb, the lead physician on Mayo Clinic Health System’s COVID-19 team for SW Wisconsin joined La Crosse Talk PM on Monday to talk all things virus.

The discussion included Monoclonal antibody treatments, long-hauler effects from contracting COVID, hospital capacity in La Crosse, vaccine vs. natural immunity, why we need not worry about long-term effects from the vaccine, despite it getting to the public so quickly.

She also discussed the measles, as some Afghan evacuees were diagnosed with that highly-contagious virus, including at Ft. McCoy.

Host of WIZM's La Crosse Talk PM | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate | Hometown: Greenville, Wis | Avid noonball basketball player and sand volleyballer in La Crosse

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