Coronavirus: Everything You Need to Know

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Delta Variant, COVID Outbreaks, Vaccine Approvals Jul 29, 2021

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Dr. Paul Offit, member of the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) joins Dr. Marc Siegel and discusses the COVID vaccines and their efficacy against the Delta variant. He also weighs in on mask mandates and vaccine approvals.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on New Mask Guidelines Jul 28, 2021

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Centers for Disease Control Director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, joins Dr. Marc Siegel and explains the new scientific data that led to the CDC’s new guidelines on wearing masks indoors. Learn why “this is not a decision the CDC made lightly.”

COVID Rehab: The Patient Journey & Role of Long COVID Recovery Clinics Jul 27, 2021

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Hear the compelling story of an award-winning teacher who now lives with chronic, disabling symptoms of long COVID. She joins Dr. Jonathan Whiteson and his guest to share her experience and the role of the Post-COVID Assessment and Recovery Clinics in helping her through her journey.

Public Messaging, COVID Variants, Vaccine Hesitancy, Masking Jul 26, 2021

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Dr. Michael Osterholm, Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), joins Dr. Marc Siegel and discusses concerns about the Delta and other COVID variants, why the type of mask you wear is important, and what can be done to overcome vaccine hesitancy.

Is One Vaccine Better Than the Others in Protecting Against the COVID Variants? Jul 23, 2021

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Dr. Fred Feit talks to the senior author of a new NYU study looking at the three FDA authorized vaccines and the body’s immune response to them, including their efficacy in protecting against the COVID-19 variants.

Back to School Concerns and Advice Jul 22, 2021

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Dr. Marc Siegel and his guests discuss how the pandemic impacted learning and child development, the importance of in person learning, the role of vaccines in keeping schools open, masking in schools, and what you need to know about how COVID affects children.

COVID, World News, and Helping the Young Process Media Content Jul 16, 2021

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Dr. Joseph Ravenell and his guest examine how news and information trigger children and young adults, and what can be done to help them process all the information they are exposed to on social media and other media platforms.

COVID Variants, Vaccines, Boosters, Messaging, and Misinformation Jul 14, 2021

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Dr. Marc Siegel and his guest, award-winning reporter, Apoorva Mandavilli, discuss COVID vaccines and boosters, variants, misinformation, public health messaging, and what America might look like in light of COVID-19 beyond the Pandemic.

School Recommendations & Updated CDC Guidelines Jul 12, 2021

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Should students wear masks in school? Co-chair of the ABC Science Collaborative, Dr. Daniel Kelly Benjamin, joins Dr. Marc Siegel and discusses the findings the group published on COVID-19 transmission in schools. And he reviews the updated COVID-19 School Guidelines just released by the CDC.

Dr. Anthony Fauci Weighs In on COVID Origins, Vaccines, Variants Jul 09, 2021

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NIAID Director, Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Dr. Marc Siegel and weighs in on COVID 19 origins, the level of protection you can expect from the virus after being vaccinated, and when the FDA might grant full approval to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines.