COVID is Still Here. The Delta Variants and Vaccines ft. Sarah Koster (G&R 102)

Sarah Koster is Green and Red's public health guru and most frequent guest and we just had another great discussion about COVID with here.  Despite government and media claims in June that the crisis of COVID was ending, we're seeing a resurgence in cases, especially due to the Delta variant, lagging vaccination rates, and less mask wearing.  Sarah breaks down the nature of the new variant, the health risks it poses, and what we need to do to be as safe as possible.  Prof. Sarah Koster is a Family Nurse Practitioner and also has Masters in Public Health from the University of Washington in Seattle. Sarah worked in research and program evaluation for about 7 years with the Infectious Disease Division at the University of New Mexico Medical School and completed a fellowship in Infectious Disease Epidemiology with the University of Alabama at Birmingham while living in Southern Africa. Read more// NY Times: Delta Variant in Schools (https://nyti.ms/2Vjesdd) 7 Bay Area counties mandate masks indoors for everyone because of delta variant (https://bit.ly/3ylntke) Vaccinated People With Breakthrough Infections Can Spread The Delta Variant, CDC Says (https://n.pr/37iEmQy) Follow Green and Red at: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/GreenRedPodcast Twitter:  https://twitter.com/PodcastGreenRed Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenredpodcast YouTube: https://bit.ly/GreenAndRedOnYouTube Please follow us on Medium! (https://medium.com/green-and-red-media). Donate to Green and Red Podcast// Become a recurring donor at  https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast  production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969).    “Green and Red Blues" by   Moody. Editing by Isaac.