Part 1: Fully Vaccinated Guidelines │Covid-19 Immunology and Navigating the Healthcare System

Akilah A. Jefferson Shah, MD, MSc is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy, and Immunology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (UAMS). She completed her allergy and immunology fellowship training at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID/NIH) and residency in internal medicine at The George Washington University Hospital.

She received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and her BA in Bioethics from Brown University. She is also trained in health policy and bioethics, completing post-graduate degrees in both fields at Georgetown University and the National Institutes of Health.

[00:01 – 04:32] Healthy People Information

• Measures to take when you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19
  • How you are considered as fully vaccinated
  • What’s changed
  • What hasn’t changed
  • What we know and what we’re still learning

[04:33 – 12:41] Getting to know Akilah A. Jefferson Shah

• I talk about the values and vital information discussed in this episode
• I introduce our guest
• Akilah talks about her background
  • Origins
  • Education
  • Summary of her career

[12:42 – 15:55] Allergy and Immunology

• Allergy and Immunology
  • A deep dive into the immune system

[15:56 – 27:48] COVID-19

• Akilah’s thoughts when COVID popped up
• The impact of COVID-19 compared to Ebola on the US and the rest of the world
• What sets COVID-19 apart from other viruses
• Preparing to respond to various health threats to society
• The lack of response affecting the minority community

[27:49 – 32:45] Navigating the Healthcare system

• Research Akilah has done on healthcare
  • How people get healthcare
  • How people are treated based factors like: race, social standing, and gender
• Access and navigating the healthcare system

[32:46 – 36:53] Closing Segment

• Follow Dr. Akilah Jefferson Shah
  • See Links Below
• Recap of key information discussed in the episode
• Watch out for Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Akilah Jefferson Shah!
• Final Words from me

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“COVID-19 is a smart virus. It’s able to get into the body and infect our cells in a very easy kind of way.” - Akilah Jefferson Shah

“There’s so many social determinants of health that put people in a bad situation already, then you add a highly contagious and deadly virus on top of it, people are not gonna do well. And that impacts people who are vulnerable, but it also impacts everybody in the community because everyone is interconnected.” - Akilah Jefferson Shah

 

 

Resources and Links Mentioned:

• Measures to Take When You’ve been Fully Vaccinated - CDC
• Increased Risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 - CDC

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