It's the Brian Lairn Show on WNYC.

I'm Matt Katz, former reporter here at WNYC.

I'm now running a news and culture podcast in Philadelphia called CityCast Philly, and I'm filling in for Brian today.

Coming up on today's show, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has canceled funding for vaccine development using MRNA technology.

My guest, Dr. Michael Osterholm, a vaccine and infectious disease expert, is extremely concerned that this decision will leave us less prepared for the next pandemic.

Plus, later in the show, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik takes us through the history of gambling here in the city.

City and state officials are currently reviewing proposals for what will eventually be three

new casinos in the New York City area. So Adam Gopnik will tell us about the history of illegal

gambling here as we prepare for what will be several new locations for legal gambling. And we'll wrap

today's show with a look at the salary negotiations taking place in the WNBA.

The players say they are willfully underpaid.

They want a larger share of the team's growing revenues.

But the team owners in the league will probably point to a still unprofitable league,

despite the explosion in popularity and WNBA players who are now household names.

But we begin today with one of two health and climate stories of the week.

This week, we're talking about the ongoing Legionnaires outbreak in Central Harlem,

where more than 90 people have gotten sick and three have died so far.

Joining us now is Caroline Lewis,

healthcare reporter for WNYC and Gothamist,

and Joe Hong, investigative data reporter

for WNYC and Gothamist to talk about their reporting

on the Legionnaires outbreak.

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