Did You Wash Your Hands?

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The coronavirus pandemic has us all asking a lot of questions: How long will I have to practice “social distancing”? Will there be a cure for COVID-19? Can I ever touch my face again? WABE health reporter Sam Whitehead and guests will try to answer those questions. He’ll talk with experts, public officials, journalists, and everyday people about how the coronavirus is affecting their lives.

04/11/2021

Some Reflections On Covering The Pandemic

Since March of 2020, we've been bringing you different perspectives on living through and understanding the coronavirus pandemic. Today, host Sam Whitehead sits in the interview chair to share some of the things he's learned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 min
28/10/2021

Unpacking COVID-19 Booster Recommendations

Dave O'Connor, a virologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, says there's lots of disagreement among scientists about the value of COVID-19 booster shots even as federal regulators make recommendations for them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 min
21/10/2021

Hosting Judgment-Free Conversations On COVID-19 Vaccines

Dr. Kimberly Manning, an internist at Grady Memorial Hospital, says giving people a space to share their concerns about COVID-19 vaccines can make them more confident in getting them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 min
14/10/2021

How An Atlanta Nonprofit Helps COVID-19 Vaccination Across The Globe

Dr. Joe Bresee, with the Task Force for Global Health, shares how the nonprofit's work on standing up influenza vaccination programs equip it to help countries establish COVID-19 vaccination programs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 min
07/10/2021

Did You Wash Your Hands? ... LIVE!

This week, we held a special live taping of the podcast with Dr. Lilly Cheng Immergluck, Immergluck, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Morehouse School of Medicine, and Dr. Audrey Arona, who leads the Gwinnett, Newton, and Rockdale health district. The conversation focused on some of the challenges ahead and even some reasons for optimism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

40 min
30/09/2021

Models Say The Pandemic Could Soon Slow Considerably

Cecile Viboud, an epidemiologist with the National Institutes of Health who helps run the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub, joins me to talk about the latest projections from the group, which show the pandemic slowing down in the next few months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 min
23/09/2021

The Months-Long Leadup To A COVID-19 Booster Plan

Sarah Jane Tribble, with Kaiser Health News, says top U.S. scientists started talking seriously about COVID-19 booster shots in January, at a time when many Americans hadn't received their first vaccine doses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 min
16/09/2021

The History Of Vaccine Mandates In The U.S.

Lawrence Gostin, who directs the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law. says there's a long history of vaccine mandates in the U.S. that have paved the way for those President Biden recently announced. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

19 min

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The coronavirus pandemic has us all asking a lot of questions: How long will I have to practice “social distancing”? Will there be a cure for COVID-19? Can I ever touch my face again? WABE health reporter Sam Whitehead and guests will try to answer those questions. He’ll talk with experts, public officials, journalists, and everyday people about how the coronavirus is affecting their lives.

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Did You Wash Your Hands?

Did You Wash Your Hands?

Some Reflections On Covering The Pandemic

Unpacking COVID-19 Booster Recommendations

Hosting Judgment-Free Conversations On COVID-19 Vaccines

How An Atlanta Nonprofit Helps COVID-19 Vaccination Across The Globe