This is the eighth of a series of discussions in Spanish about the new COVID-19 vaccines. This is a premium lesson.
In the last free lesson on the Covid vaccines, we talked about the importance of continuing to follow recommendations to curb the spread of the virus even after vaccination. In this lesson, Eliza and I present three more useful phrases for discussing vaccines effectiveness and viral transmission as we face of new variants.
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All our lessons covering Spanish for the Covid Vaccines can be found here: The Flu – Members
All our free Spanish for Covid lessons can be found here: Spanish for COVID-19
The primary purpose of these lessons is to practice useful Spanish vocabulary and phrases when discussing vaccination against Covid-19. Much of the discussion refers to the mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna and the information regarding all the Covid-19 vaccines may change as we learn more. Therefore, when speaking with patients, you should always use information provided by current trusted medical sources.
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Frase 1 – Frenar la transmisión del virus
1:29La mejor manera de frenar las mutaciones y la aparición de nuevas variantes es frenar la transmisión del virus.
frenar
to slow down, to break
la transmisión / propagación
the transmission or spread
la aparición
emergence
La mejor manera de frenar las mutaciones y la aparición de nuevas variantes es frenar la transmisión del virus.
The best way to curb mutations and the emergence of new variants is to slow down transmission of the virus.
Frenar la transmisión del virus es la mejor manera de frenar las mutaciones y la aparición de nuevas variantes.
Curbing transmission of the virus is the best way to slow down mutations and the emergence of new variants.
Frase 2 – Pueden reducir la eficacia
3:36Y dado que las nuevas variantes pueden reducir la eficacia de las vacunas, es aún más importante que sigamos estas recomendaciones.
dado que
given that
reducir / disminuir
to reduce, to decrease
Y dado que las nuevas variantes pueden reducir la eficacia de las vacunas
And given that the new variants may reduce the effectiveness of the vaccines
…es aún más importante que sigamos estas recomendaciones.
…it is even more important that we follow these recommendations.
eficacia ~ efectividad
efficacy ~ effectiveness
PODER para expresar la posibilidad
5:04Las nuevas variantes pueden reducir la eficacia de las vacunas.
Poder + infinitivo
Pueden reducir la eficacia
They may reduce the effectiveness
Puede ser que las nuevas variantes disminuyan la efectividad de la vacuna.
Puede ser que + subjuntivo
Puede ser que disminuyan la efectividad
They may reduce the effectiveness
Puede ser que las nuevas variantes disminuyan la efectividad de la vacuna.
The new variants may decrease the effectiveness of the vaccine.
Frase 3 – Actualizaremos esta información
7:20A medida que se disponga de más información, actualizaremos estas recomendaciones.
A medida que se disponga de más información
As more information becomes available
disponer de
to have
se dispone de algo
something is available
- We use the SUBJUNTIVO following A MEDIDA QUE when referring to an anticipated event in the future. We cover this use of the subjunctive in our free lesson: Quiz # 4 – The Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses Spanish Grammar members, see: Subj13 Time Clauses
…actualizaremos estas recomendaciones.
…we will update these recommendations.
actualizar
to update
Disponer de más información
9:00A medida que dispongamos de más información…
As we get more information / As more information becomes available
A medida que se disponga de más datos
As more data become available
- Although DATOS is PLURAL, we continue to conjugate SE DISPONGA DE in its SINGULAR form.
A medida que se disponga de más información, actualizaremos estas recomendaciones.
As more information becomes available, we will update these recommendations.
Repaso de las frases
10:37Frase 1
La mejor manera de frenar las mutaciones y la aparición de nuevas variantes es frenar la transmisión del virus.
The best way to curb mutations and the emergence of new variants is to slow down transmission of the virus.
Frenar la transmisión del virus es la mejor manera de frenar las mutaciones y la aparición de nuevas variantes.
Curbing transmission of the virus is the best way to slow down mutations and the emergence of new variants.
Frase 2
Y dado que las nuevas variantes pueden reducir la eficacia de las vacunas, es aún más importante que sigamos estas recomendaciones.
And given that the new variants may reduce the effectiveness of the vaccines, it is even more important that we follow these recommendations.
Frase 3
A medida que dispongamos de / se disponga de más información, actualizaremos estas recomendaciones.
As more information becomes available, we will update these recommendations.
References
The following is a great series of YouTube videos by drvellermd.com explaining the pathophysiology and trial results of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. They have videos covering a lot more on Covid, including the other vaccines.
Related Lessons
Special thanks to Elizabeth Cortéz, my Spanish teacher at the San Pedro Spanish School in Guatemala and to my friend, Sonja Um-Siri for helping me with the Spanish for this lesson.
The lessons offered at docmolly.com are a fun way to practice medical Spanish. They are not intended to teach medicine or provide medical advice. These lessons are intended to improve communication with Spanish-speaking patients, but they are not intended to substitute for a qualified medical interpreter.
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I put the answer to question 5 as se disponga de, actualizaremos, and was told this was incorrect, but then in the subsequent quiz review, this was posted as one of the correct answers.
I prefer when the material to be interpreted in not so lengthy. Sometimes it is not the vocabulary that makes the interpretation challenging, it is the amount of information to be interpreted.
Thank you for your feedback Nancy. A member recently asked that I include longer interpretations in the lessons as it is good practice for medical interpretation. Therefore, I am trying to include short interpretations and then longer interpretations at the end of a section of lesson.
Regarding Question 5, you were not wrong, but there are actually TWO right answers and it asked that you “Elije todas las traducciones correctas.” I know, kinda tricky. 😉 HINT: Whenever there is more than one right answer you will notice there are check boxes next to the answers.
Thanks again for your comment.