EPISODE · Feb 1, 2023 · 20 MIN
If 500 COVID Deaths A Day Is No Longer An 'Emergency,' What Is It?
from Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast · host WNYC Studios
What are we to call this phase of living with COVID-19, as a new variant dubbed "the Kraken" emerges, and as federal emergency measures are set to expire soon? On Today's Show:Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD, infectious disease physician with a PhD in molecular medicine, researcher at Columbia, Optum chief of the division of Infectious Disease, president of Parasites Without Borders and co-host of the podcast "This Week in Virology", talks about what it means that President Biden plans to end the COVID emergency in May, planning for future boosters, and what we know about the "kraken" subvariant.
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What are we to call this phase of living with COVID-19, as a new variant dubbed "the Kraken" emerges, and as federal emergency measures are set to expire soon?
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If 500 COVID Deaths A Day Is No Longer An 'Emergency,' What Is It?
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