Dr. Lance Tuetken, a primary care physician with St. Bernards First Care in Jonesboro, Arkansas, breaks down everything you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine and why you should get it as soon as possible.

* Dr. Tuetken references several reputable sources during our conversation. Here are some of those links:

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/index.html

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/covid-19-vaccine-faq

https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/landing/covid-19-vaccine

** To learn more about Dr. Tuetken, check out his physician spotlight at https://www.stbernards.info/news/physician-spotlight-dr-lance-tuetken.

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