COVID News Roundup: Boosters and Rising Global Cases

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 16, 2021

Syra Madad, infectious disease epidemiologist, and senior director of the System-wide Special Pathogens Program at New York City Health + Hospitals, talks about recent COVID-19 headlines in the news, including why New York City and some states are giving out booster shots ahead of federal guidelines which may soon shift and what to do as parts of Europe are experiencing a 5th wave of the pandemic.

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