Immune-Evasive Variants: Explained (with Laurie Garrett)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Andy gets back to basics with Pulitzer Prize-winning science journalist Laurie Garrett. They get into how and why viruses mutate, why the variants don't seem to be causing too much trouble for the mRNA vaccines, and how our actions are, as Laurie puts it, "aiding and abetting" COVID. Plus, her big takeaways for how a little empathy at home and in our systemic approach can change the trajectory of the pandemic. Keep up with Andy on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt. Follow Laurie @Laurie_Garrett on Twitter. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium. Support the show by checking out our sponsors! Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/ Throughout the pandemic, CVS Health has been there, bringing quality, affordable health care closer to home—so it’s never out of reach for anyone.   Learn more at cvshealth.com. Check out these resources from today’s episode: Learn more about Laurie: https://www.lauriegarrett.com/ Read more on the hunt for a “universal” COVID-19 vaccine: https://fortune.com/2021/08/18/universal-covid-vaccine-delta-variant-gritstone-cepi/ Check out the status of coronavirus vaccinations around the world: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/world/covid-vaccinations-tracker.html Learn more about Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: https://www.gavi.org/ Find a COVID-19 vaccine site near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/ Order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165 Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Mental health challenges are affecting people in the US at high levels, particularly among
0:05.0	adolescents.
0:06.0	At CVS Health, mental health is just as important as physical health.
0:11.0	That's whether making mental, well-being services more accessible, less complicated, more
0:15.4	convenient, and more inviting.
0:18.0	CVS Health is doing this by creating new programs, encouraging care to discussions, and providing
0:23.2	increased access to digital tools and telehealth services.
0:27.0	CVS Health is there to help.
0:31.0	Learn more at CVS Health.com.
0:34.0	Lemon outter.
0:38.0	My message to unvaccinated Americans is this.
0:42.0	What more is there to wait for?
0:45.0	What more do you need to see?
0:49.0	We've made vaccinations free, safe and convenient.
0:54.0	The vaccine is FDA approval.
0:57.0	Over 200 million Americans have gotten at least one shot.
1:01.0	You've been patient, but our patients is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us.
1:10.0	So please do the right thing, but don't take it from me.
1:16.0	Listen to the voices of unvaccinated Americans who are lying in hospital beds, taking their
1:22.0	final breaths saying, if only I'd gotten vaccinated.
1:26.0	If only.
1:27.0	It's a tragedy.
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