Apoorva Mandavilli, science and global health reporter for The New York Times, joins Dr. Bob to close out our three-part series marking one year of the pandemic. They discuss how journalism had to adapt to cover COVID-19, what she’s hearing from experts about a possible fourth wave, and what lessons she’s taking with her for the next pandemic. Plus, an Andy update from Lana! Be sure to check out the other two episodes in this series with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. 

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Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

• Watch President Biden’s full address on the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic: span.org/video/?509778-1/president-biden-addresses-nation-year-anniversary-coronavirus-pandemic">https://www.c-span.org/video/?509778-1/president-biden-addresses-nation-year-anniversary-coronavirus-pandemic 
• Check out Apoorva’s article about what the next few months of COVID might look like: united-states.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/health/coronavirus-united-states.html 
• Read all of Apoorva’s articles for The New York Times here: https://www.nytimes.com/by/apoorva-mandavilli 
• This article answers frequently asked questions about the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots: zeneca-vaccine-blood-clots-bleeding.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/health/astra-zeneca-vaccine-blood-clots-bleeding.html 
• Learn more about Dr. Bob Wachter and the UCSF Department of Medicine here: https://medicine.ucsf.edu/ 

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