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Dr. Erica Pan Appointed California State Epidemiologist

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4.2727 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Dr. Erica Pan has been appointed the new California State Epidemiologist.  She joins us to talk about her experience leading Alameda County’s coronavirus response--including clashes with Elon Musk over the opening of the Fremont Tesla factory and being targeted on social media for shelter in place mandates--and about her vision for the new job. And we’ll ask her about California counties on the coronavirus watch list, recent COVID-related deaths among San Quentin prisoners, and emerging evidence of greater airborne spread of coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco.

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I'm Michael Krasny.

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Dr. Erica Pond has been appointed the new California

1:28.4

state epidemiologist. She'll join us to talk about her experience leading Alameda County's

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coronavirus response, including clashes with Elon Musk over the opening of the Fremont Tesla factory

1:39.9

and being targeted on social media for sheltering in place mandates.

1:47.7

And we'll ask her about California counties on the coronavirus watch list,

1:51.0

recent COVID-related deaths among San Quentin prisoners,

1:54.6

and emerging evidence of greater airborne spread of coronavirus.

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