I actually believe that therapeutics are as important as vaccines.

What I mean by that is if I can tell you that if you get COVID, we can prevent you from going into the hospital,

and it starts to look more like the

flu where you can be treated I think you'd be more comfortable doing your daily

activities. Welcome to the Barron Streetwise podcast. I'm Jack Howe. The voice you just heard is Adam Schechter.

It's just about a year since he's started as CEO of Lab Corp, a giant in medical testing and in developing new medicines.

Lab Corp is at the center of many COVID-19 storylines, companies that have lost business to the pandemic, and gained business, the search

for treatments and vaccines.

I'll also chat with John Mackie.

He's the founder of Whole Foods and he says the grocery supply chain is ready

to withstand another wave of the virus. He also wants to clear up a little controversy. It has

to do with remarks he made recently about why Americans

are getting fatter. Some Americans. This American.

Listening in is our audio producer Meta.

Hi Meta.

Hey Jack.

Meta, I've allotted 15 seconds for small talk.

Let's take turns telling each other things that are happening in our lives without expanding on them.

I'll start.

Okay, hang on, I'll set a timer.

I emptied my compost bin and planted some new grass.

I killed around six fruit flies over the course of the last three days.

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