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EPISODE · Oct 1, 2020 · 13 MIN

COVID, Politics, and the CDC

from The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio · host Audacy

While you'd hope that public health decisions made during a pandemic are a hundred percent based on science, there's some concern in America right now that politics have played an outsized role in the pandemic response and guidance from places like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How does the world of public health feel about this? Dr. Resa Jones, associate professor and department chair of epidemiology and biostatistics in the College of Public Health at Temple University joins KYW In Depth to talk about the coronavirus response, the roles health agencies play during the pandemic, the challenges for a nation dealing with COVID-fatigue, and if there's a silver lining for the future of public health during a year totally dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. 

While you'd hope that public health decisions made during a pandemic are a hundred percent based on science, there's some concern in America right now that politics have played an outsized role in the pandemic response and guidance from places like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How does the world of public health feel about this? Dr. Resa Jones, associate professor and department chair of epidemiology and biostatistics in the College of Public Health at Temple University joins KYW In Depth to talk about the coronavirus response, the roles health agencies play during the pandemic, the challenges for a nation dealing with COVID-fatigue, and if there's a silver lining for the future of public health during a year totally dominated by the coronavirus pandemic.

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