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243 - Vaccine Week Finale: Q&A with Dr. Josh Sharfstein
Season 3 Episode 243
How do I find out where to get vaccinated? How much flexibility in timing is there for the second dose? If I’ve gotten vaccinated, can I be infected …
5 years, 8 months ago
242 - Will COVID-19 Vaccination Be Required for the Workplace?
Season 3 Episode 242
Once vaccines are more widely available, employers may start requiring their workers to be vaccinated. Employment law expert Karla Grossenbacher talk…
5 years, 8 months ago
241 - Understanding and Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy—A Two Part Episode
Season 3 Episode 241
In a special two-part episode, we look at the landscape of vaccine hesitancy and what can be done to address it.
In part one, Hopkins vaccine safety …
5 years, 8 months ago
240 - Considering Ethics and Equity in Vaccinating a Nation—A Two-Part Episode
Season 3 Episode 240
In a special two-part episode, we look at considerations of ethics and equity in vaccinating a nation.
In part one, Stephanie Desmon talks to Johns H…
5 years, 8 months ago
239 - VACCINE WEEK: Maine’s Top Health Officer Dr. Nirav Shah on the Complicated Logistics of Vaccine Distribution
Season 3 Episode 239
Why is it so hard to get vaccines to people who need them? Maine’s CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah talks to Stephanie Desmon about the massive logistical…
5 years, 8 months ago
238 - New Year, Same Problems? Mental Health Q&A with Laura Murray
Season 3 Episode 238
2021, so far, looks a lot like 2020 in terms of pandemic fatigue. What are signs of burnout and mental exhaustion? What can we do about anger? How ca…
5 years, 8 months ago
237 - Declarations of Racism as a Public Health Crisis: A Policy Tool for Real-World Solutions and Meaningful Change
Season 3 Episode 237
After the murder of George Floyd, a number of jurisdictions formally declared racism a public health crisis. Dawn Hunter, deputy director of the Sout…
5 years, 8 months ago
236 - Rethinking the US COVID-19 Response
Season 3 Episode 235
Today’s episode is audio from a webcast recorded last week with two members of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board. In a conversation moder…
5 years, 8 months ago
235 - COVID-19 and Senior Housing
Season 3 Episode 235
There are more than two million federally-subsidized apartments, units, and homes designated for senior housing. These communities, which tend to ser…
5 years, 8 months ago
234 - State Health Departments and Vaccine Distribution Challenges
Season 3 Episode 234
What accounts for the sluggish rollout of COVID-19 vaccines? Dr. Michael Fraser, executive director of the Association of State and Territorial Healt…
5 years, 8 months ago