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Mar 2021
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A Year of COVID and Predictions for the ...

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Apoorva Mandavilli, science and global health reporter for The New York Times, joins Dr. Bob to close out our three-part series marking one year of the pandemic. They discuss how journalism had to adapt to cover COVID-19, what she’s hearing from experts about a possible fourth wave, and what lessons she’s taking with her for the next pandemic. Plus, an Andy update from Lana! Be sure to check out the other two episodes in this series with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. 

 

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