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This is Our Body Politics. I'm Farai Chidea. For many of us, daily life in the United States

came to a grinding halt in March 2020 as the novel coronavirus rapidly spread across the country.

A 2021 NIH report revealed the disease was likely

in the U.S. in December of 2019 several weeks earlier than previously believed. More than one

million people in the United States have died from the virus, and many others are grappling with

post-COVID-19 symptoms.

During his 23 State of the Union address, President Biden signaled a shift in the U.S. approach to the virus.

While the virus is not gone, thanks the resilience of the American people and the ingenuity of medicine, we broken the COVID grip on us.

It's clear that the politics of COVID-19 will be impacting people at home and abroad for years to come.

Now, three years after the first shutdowns, medical epidemiologist and friend of the show, Dr. Kavita Trevetti, is back with us to reflect on the pandemic. She is the founder and principal at Treveti Consultants,

an innovative healthcare consulting firm providing infection control

and antimicrobial stewardship.

Dr. Trevetti also serves as the communicable disease controller

for Alameda County in Northern California.

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