Philly battles two public health crises

An episode of the The Why: Philly Explained podcast, hosted by WHYY, titled "Philly battles two public health crises" was published on August 27, 2020 and runs 17 minutes.

August 27, 2020 ·17m · The Why: Philly Explained

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Philadelphia is hurting. Not only is the city fighting a global pandemic, but it’s also battling an escalating and deadly epidemic of gun violence. The number of people shot in Philadelphia continues to rise to historic levels, and many in that number are children. On top of it all, it’s largely affecting Black people who are at a greater risk for getting COVID-19. WHYY criminal justice reporter Aaron Moselle, explains how these two public health crises may be related, what the city is doing about it and how families are coping.

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