There's a lot of finger-pointing over the slow vaccine rollout. Luckily, Dr. Rebecca Wurtz from the University of Minnesota thinks things are "only going to get better." The coronavirus is not letting up in Southern California despite repeated warnings and pleas from health and public officials. Dr. Neha Nanda from Keck Medicine of USC says "modifying human behaviors" is no easy task. Dr. David Eisenman from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health believes a lack of federal leaderships is creating challenges for local officials to get their messaging stick.  Now that the second COVID relief bill has passed, a new round of stimulus checks may soon show up on Americans' bank accounts. But Scott Deacle from Ursinus College says the federal government could have saved a lot of money on the $900 billion relief package if it gave stimulus checks only to those who lost their jobs in industries that are most impacted by the pandemic, such as retail and travel.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices