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Dr. Adarsh E. Krishen

Dr. Adarsh E. Krishen

Dr. Adarsh E. Krishen, MD, MMM, FAAFP is the Chief Medical Officer at Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio.

COMMENTARY

Amid pandemic, getting annual flu shot is more important than ever

By: - September 1, 2020

In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner made an observation: when deliberately exposed to cowpox – a relatively mild illness spread routinely from cattle to humans – patients developed immunity not just to cowpox, but to smallpox, a deadly virus that had killed countless individuals around the world throughout recorded history. The first vaccine was invented, […]