What the White House is Saying About COVID Now (with Dr. Ashish Jha)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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The White House is ending the public health emergency and disbanding its COVID response team. Andy calls up outgoing coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha to find out what this means for the American people. Jha explains why the band is breaking up, predicts what might happen if a dangerous new variant wreaks havoc again, and promises free vaccines for the uninsured moving forward.

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0:00.0	We are going to win. We're not going to lose.
0:02.7	Our planet is at its breaking point.
0:04.8	The industry is in denial.
0:06.5	The politicians are selling us out to industry.
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1:49.8	They are closing up shop in the next couple months in the White House, the COVID response team.
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