West Nile, Mpox & COVID Update

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 27, 2024

Eliza Fawcett, NYC reporter for Healthbeat, a new public health news site, talks about the new COVID vaccine, West Nile cases in NYC, and the concern over an outbreak overseas of mpox.

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