Ask a Virologist; NYC's Democracy Chief; Mayoral Campaign Update; Missing Cancer Screenings; The Perfect In-Office Vs. WFH Ratio
The Brian Lehrer Show | May 11, 2021
Coming up on today's show:
- The FDA just approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for 12–15-year-olds and the CDC is expected to issue guidelines this week. Brianne Barker, virologist and immunologist, associate professor of biology at Drew University, and co-host of the podcast This Week in Virology, talks about the science behind the decision and answers questions from parents of kids in that age group, plus anyone still weighing their options for vaccination against COVID-19.
- Election law attorney and Mayor de Blasio's newly appointed Chief Democracy Officer Laura Wood, talks about her work to encourage New Yorkers to vote in the upcoming primaries when "ranked choice voting" will be introduced citywide.
- Gwynne Hogan, reporter for WNYC and Gothamist reports from the latest on the mayoral campaign trail and previews this week's Democratic candidate debate.
- Duaa Eldeib, investigative reporter for ProPublica, talks about her reporting that avoiding healthcare settings during the worst of the pandemic has led in some cases to cancers being found at later stages when treatment options are more limited. She is joined by Pam Khosla, MD, chief of hematology oncology at Chicago's Mount Sinai Hospital where she chairs the cancer committee and an associate professor of internal medicine at associate professor of internal medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Health Sciences, who shares what she's seeing in her practice.
- As more and more offices are setting return dates for their employers, workers are hoping to bring some freedom and flexibility back from the pandemic with them. Amanda Mull, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about why she thinks "two" is the perfect number of WFH days a week, and takes listener calls.
Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.
