Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, chief medical officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins guest host Ilyce Glink to talk about how five states account for 43% of the country’s new COVID-19 cases in the past week, what we know about the different vaccines and their side effects, the best vaccine to take if you have allergies, and why we have seen fewer influenza cases this year. Dr. Kopin also answers all your questions about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Dr. Jeffrey Kopin: ‘We have three really good vaccines and people should not hesitate getting any one of them’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 08: Dawn Casale is administered the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at the Northwell Health pop-up coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site at the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center in Staten Island on April 08, 2021 in New York City. NYC continues to have a 6.55 percent coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on a seven-day rolling average as the city continues to ramp up vaccinations. The city last week set a record of 524,520 coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)