Vaccine “breakthrough” infections are not common, but not unexpected, and they should not deter vaccination.
Gavin Harris, MD
Gavin Harris, MD
Emory University
Gavin Harris is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory. He is trained in both infectious diseases and critical care medicine.
He completed undergraduate studies at Columbia University, attended medical school at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and completed a residency and chief residency in internal medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, all in NYC. He then undertook a dual clinical fellowship in infectious diseases and critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh.
Board certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases, a fellow at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative, he has professional interests in disaster medicine, biosecurity, and treatments of high consequence pathogens.
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April 23, 2021
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Vaccines
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Vaccines
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I Think I Have COVID-19
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September 11, 2020
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Everyday Prevention
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Everyday Prevention
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COVID-19 Basics
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