It’s the Midday Healthwatch, with Dr. Leana Wen.

The start of school is just around the corner, and theCenters for Disease Control and Preventionin Atlanta, Georgia has issued new guidelines for the new school year. Monkeypox testing is more widely available than it’s been, but vaccines are still hard to come by. President Biden had what appears to be a rebound case of COVID after taking the antiviral drug, Paxlovid, but it’s still recommended for certain people. Who should take this medication, and when?

Lots of things to speak with Dr. Wen about today. She is one of America’s most trusted and knowledgeable public health experts. She is a former health commissioner of Baltimore and an emergency physician.  She teaches at theGeorge Washington University School of Public Health. She writes a column for the Washington Post.She’s a medical analyst for CNN, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and the author of Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health.

Dr. Leana Wen joins us on Zoom…

It’s the Midday Healthwatch, with <a href="https://drleanawen.com/about-dr-wen">Dr. Leana Wen.</a>
The start of school is just around the corner, and the<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/"> </a><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> in Atlanta, Georgia has issued new <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/p0811-covid-guidance.html">guidelines</a> for the new school year. <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/index.html">Monkeypox</a> testing is more widely available than it’s been, but vaccines are still hard to come by. President Biden had what appears to be a rebound case of COVID after taking the antiviral drug, Paxlovid, but it’s still recommended for certain people. Who should take this medication, and when?
Lots of things to speak with Dr. Wen about today. She is one of America’s most trusted and knowledgeable public health experts. She is a former health commissioner of Baltimore and an emergency physician.  She teaches at the<a href="https://publichealth.gwu.edu/departments/health-policy-and-management/leana-wen-md-msc_faaem"> </a><a href="https://publichealth.gwu.edu/departments/health-policy-and-management/leana-wen-md-msc_faaem">George Washington University School of Public Health.</a>  She writes a column for the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/leana-s-wen/">Washington Post.</a>  She’s a medical analyst for CNN, a Senior Fellow at the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/dr-leana-wen/">Brookings Institution</a> and the author of <a href="https://drleanawen.com/">Lifelines: A Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health.</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/drleanawen">Dr. Leana Wen</a> joins us on Zoom…

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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at <a href="mailto:midday@wypr.org">midday@wypr.org</a>

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Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

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