In the past year, medical skepticism has seemingly increased within many western yoga and wellness communities with some yoga teachers and wellness influencers using their large  social media platforms to disseminate misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic.  Since the development and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, the spread of misinformation online could potentially lead  to an increase in vaccine hesitancy during a crucial time in our fight against this pandemic, the race to reach herd immunity.  In our first episode,  Angela sits down with Dr. Paul Kamitsuka, a hospital epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, to discuss the Covid-19 vaccines.  Topics include vaccine development, safety concerns, the importance of herd immunity, how to compassionately  discuss vaccine hesitancy, and more.  The goal of this episode is to provide  accurate information to empower our listeners, members of the yoga community and beyond, to make informed choices about their health and the health of their loved ones.  Thank you for joining the conversation.