For thirty years, from 1942 through 1972, American biomedical researchers deliberately infected people with hepatitis as a way to learn about the disease and develop a vaccine. It’s a shocking history that has gone untold until now. Today, Friday host Esty Dinur spends a special WORT Birthday Boost hour with Sydney Halpern to talk about […]
Campus Mask Mandates Are Back
After the CDC issued its controversial new guidelines in May announcing that vaccinated people could go without masks in most indoor and outdoor spaces, many local health departments and businesses loosened their mask mandates in turn. But with COVID cases on the rise, the Delta variant making its way to the U.S., and schools reopening […]
Navigating a Post-Vax Summer
While COVID-19 continues to spread throughout most of the world, life is resuming a semblance of normalcy for some Americans, thanks to the miracle and privilege of available vaccines. What now? What can we expect from this phase of the pandemic and a post-vax summer? For today’s pandemic check-in, we first speak with Janel Heinrich […]
Cuba’s COVID Vaccines and Syringe Shortage
Cuba has independently developed five COVID-19 vaccines (including Abdala and Soberana 02, both approved for emergency use) with a plan to vaccinate 70 percent of its population by August. But they now face a syringe shortage and challenges from the United States’ trade embargo. Today on the show, Thursday host Allen Ruff discusses these and […]
Split Show: Pandemic Updates and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
The CDC’s announcement yesterday that vaccinated individuals can go unmasked in most situations took many by surprise. First up today, we discuss that and other pandemic news with Dr. Peter J. Hotez, author of Preventing the Next Pandemic. Then, we’re joined by Mazin Qumsiyeh in Bethlehem and Refaat Alareer in Gaza City for on-the-ground updates […]
Exploring the Ethics of COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation
In the wake of yesterday’s announcement that all adults in Wisconsin will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting next week, WORT producer Jade Iseri-Ramos hosts a discussion of vaccine allocation ethics with Paul Kelleher, professor of bioethics and philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Paul co-chairs the Advisory Committee for UW–Madison’s University Health Services, […]
