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COVID-19 might not be making as many headlines as a year ago, but it is still very much a reality. And its impact is still being felt as people continue to get sick or remember the loved ones they lost.
Can we finally relax, as guidelines change?
Or will we see more variants and new outbreaks in the US?
And how can we better assess situations where we should wear a mask, even though they're no longer required in many places?
Today, we get a COVID update with one of our trusted local public health experts.
Plus, there will always be those who use times of crisis to their advantage. How did that happen during COVID's most dire days?
An award-winning investigative reporter talks about his new book Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick.
Guests:
Dr. Catherine Troisi
- Infectious disease epidemiologist with UTHealth School of Public Health in Houston
J. David McSwane
- Award-winning investigative reporter with Pro Publica
- His new book is Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick
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