Just when there was a palpable sense that everything might be OK, the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 came along.
The race to vaccinate more people is now even more urgent; healthcare workers who are seeing more patients say another surge is entirely preventable, if only more people would get vaccinated.
Guest: Lesley McClurg, KQED science repor ... Show More
Feb 13
Keeping Venezuelan Culture Alive Through Dance
The Venezuelan diaspora in the Bay Area is relatively small. Of the estimated 770,000 Venezuelan natives living in the United States in 2024, only about 23,000 — or 3% — are in California, according to the Migration Policy Institute. But as the country’s political turmoil continu ... Show More
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Feb 2021
Coronavirus Vaccine Q&A: Variants, Side Effects, And More
Can people who are vaccinated still carry and transmit the coronavirus to other people? How effective are the vaccines against coronavirus variants? And what's the deal with side effects? In this episode, an excerpt of Maddie's appearance on another NPR podcast, It's Been a Minut ... Show More
16m 3s
Dec 2021
A Covid Testing Crisis, Again
<p>By the end of last year, if you needed a coronavirus test, you could get one. But when vaccines arrived, focus shifted.</p><p>Many of the vaccinated felt like they didn’t need tests and demand took a nosedive. Testing sites were closed or converted into vaccination sites. And ... Show More
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