In the meantime, Mayo Clinic experts debunk some common myths about COVID-19 vaccines: MYTH: COVID-19 vaccines are not safe because they were rapidly developed and tested. This is not true, according to Dr. Andrew Badley, an infectious diseases specialist and head of Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 Research Task Force.

Understanding the Context

Related article: More COVID-19 myths to debunk This article was written by staff at the Mayo Clinic Health System. Watch: M a y o C l i n i c H e a l t h S y s t e m l e a d e r s u r g e c o m m u n i t i e s t o t a k e C O V I D - 1 9 p a n d e m i c a n d p r o t o c o l s s e r i o u s l y. Let's debunk 10 myths so you can feel more confident regarding your nutrition: Eating healthy is too expensive. It may take some planning and time in the kitchen, but eating healthy on a budget is possible.

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Some helpful hints include planning meals and snacks around sales and creating a shopping list. The team, part of the Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research, supports dozens of research teams across Mayo Clinic. The team helps researchers write protocols and submit IRB applications, works side by side with community partners to coordinate food drives, organizes town halls to debunk vaccination myths, and much more. This is just one of many suicide prevention myths to debunk as we approach World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10.

Final Thoughts

Suicide is a growing public health crisis. There were more than 38,000 suicides in 2010 in the United States, an average of 105 each day, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.