A Year of COVID and Predictions for the Year Ahead (Part 2)

Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School Public Health, joins Dr. Bob in the second of our three-part series marking one year of the pandemic. They discuss why Ashish initially thought the US would fare well, what he makes of the variants circulating today, and where he thinks we'll be with COVID-19 a year from now. Be sure to check out the first episode in this series with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and keep an eye out for the final episode with Apoorva Mandavilli, science and global health reporter for The New York Times.   Follow Dr. Bob on Twitter @Bob_Wachter and check out In the Bubble’s new Twitter account @inthebubblepod.   Follow Ashish Jha on Twitter @asishkjha.   Keep up with Andy in D.C. on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.   In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/    Support the show by checking out our sponsors!   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NEJFhcReE4ejw2Kw7ba8DVJ1xQLogPwA/view    Check out these resources from today’s episode:    Check out Ashish’s January 2020 article in Health Affairs (wrongly) predicting the US’s response to COVID-19: https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200131.369043/full/  Listen to Ashish’s first In the Bubble appearance, in which he promises everyone a Fourth of July BBQ at his house: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-three-stages-of-covid-19-with-ashish-jha/id1504128553?i=1000500773080  Read more about why it’s still important to get tested for COVID-19, even as the vaccine rolls out: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/vaccinated-or-not-covid-19-testing-is-still-important-heres-why#Plenty-of-reasons-to-get-tested  Keep up with Ashish and his colleagues at the Brown School of Public Health: https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/  Learn more about Dr. Bob Wachter and the UCSF Department of Medicine here: https://medicine.ucsf.edu/    To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.   Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices