COVID-19 is no longer a pandemic - the CDC considers it an endemic disease - but COVID is still dangerous, and the disease keeps on changing and spreading.

So, how can we best prepare ourselves? For answers, we’re joined by virologist Dr. Andy Pekoszof the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Yesterday, the Baltimore City Health Department announced it will hold vaccination clinics with the updated COVID-19 vaccine at no cost to the uninsured.

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When Should I Get My COVID/Flu Shot? And Other Queries To Kick off Respiratory Virus Season

COVID-19 is no longer a pandemic - the CDC considers it an endemic disease - but COVID is still dangerous, and the disease keeps on changing and spreading.
So, how can we best prepare ourselves? For answers, we’re joined by virologist <a href="https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/1972/andrew-stanley-pekosz">Dr. Andy Pekosz</a> of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Yesterday, the Baltimore City Health Department announced it will hold <a href="https://coronavirus.baltimorecity.gov/covid-19-vaccine-information/weekly-schedule-vaccination-clinics">vaccination clinics</a> with the updated COVID-19 vaccine at no cost to the uninsured.
Links: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-w-JB7yeg">When Should I Get My COVID/Flu Shot? And Other Queries To Kick off Respiratory Virus Season</a>

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Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you?d like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org" target="_blank">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

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Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at ontherecord@wypr.org

Catch On the Record, hosted by Sheilah Kast, weekdays from 9:30 to 10:00 am, following NPR's Morning Edition. We'll discuss the issues that affect your life and bring you thoughtful and lively conversations with the people who shape those issues -- business people, public officials, scholars, artists, authors, WYPR reporters and other journalists who can take us inside the story. If you want to share a comment, question, or an idea for an interview you'd like to hear, email us at <a href="mailto:ontherecord@wypr.org">ontherecord@wypr.org</a>

Will updated COVID vaccines slow a winter surge in Maryland?

More than six million US military veterans are in their 70s, 80s and 90s. A program by the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System allows vets to age in place while receiving the care they need. We drop by a home in Baltimore County to pay a visit with Joanne West, who takes care of military veterans Robert Kundzman and Ralph Stepney, in her home, called the Hawkins House. 

For more information about the VA medical foster home program, visit this link. If you're interested in being a caregiver, visit this link.

More than six million US military veterans are in their 70s, 80s and 90s. A program by the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System allows vets to age in place while receiving the care they need. We drop by a home in Baltimore County to pay a visit with Joanne West, who takes care of military veterans Robert Kundzman and Ralph Stepney, in her home, called the Hawkins House. 
For more information about the VA medical foster home program, <a href="https://www.va.gov/geriatrics/pages/Medical_Foster_Homes.asp">visit this link</a>. If you're interested in being a caregiver, <a href="https://www.va.gov/maryland-health-care/news-releases/va-maryland-health-care-system-expands-medical-foster-home-program-seeks-qualified-caregivers-in-cecil-county/">visit this link</a>.

Maryland veterans find comfort and care in VA medical foster homes

Priscilla Morales shares a heartwarming story about her beloved dog, Kiki.

The next Stoop show is Thursday, November 14th at the American Visionary Art Museum. The theme is “Creating Art, Creating Change: Art as a Tool for Healing Communities.” Tickets are free.

Priscilla Morales shares a heartwarming story about her beloved dog, Kiki.
The next <a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/">Stoop</a> show is Thursday, November 14th at the American Visionary Art Museum. The theme is “<a href="https://stoopstorytelling.com/event/creating-art-creating-change-stories-about-art-as-a-tool-for-social-justice/">Creating Art, Creating Change: Art as a Tool for Healing Communities</a>.” Tickets are free.

Stories from the Stoop: Kiki comes home

We live in bubbles. Many of us have few friends whose political beliefs differ from ours-- and that’s true also for social media. The circles you run in, the content you interact with online, probably echo your views. 

According to the Pew Research Center, while most Americans prefer news apps and websites, an increasing number turn to social media for news. 

What does all this mean for how we experienced the campaign …or reacted to the results on election day?

Jen Golbeck is a professor at the University of Maryland where she studies extremism, social media, malicious online behavior, and artificial intelligence. 

Links:
MAGA Report

I've Traveled Across The Country To Attend Trump Rallies. Here's What You Won't See On TV.

I Thought A MAGA Bot Was Trolling Me. Then He Asked Me To Lunch — And I Was Surprised By Who Showed Up.

We live in bubbles. Many of us have few friends whose political beliefs differ from ours-- and that’s true also for social media. The circles you run in, the content you interact with online, probably echo your views. 
According to the Pew Research Center, while most Americans prefer news apps and websites, an increasing number turn to social media for news. 
What does all this mean for how we experienced the campaign …or reacted to the results on election day?
<a href="https://jengolbeck.com/index.html">Jen Golbeck</a> is a professor at the University of Maryland where she studies extremism, social media, malicious online behavior, and artificial intelligence.  Links: <a href="https://magareport.news/">MAGA Report</a>
<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-rallies-mainstream-media_n_66e07063e4b0f6ea72e2b59c">I've Traveled Across The Country To Attend Trump Rallies. Here's What You Won't See On TV.</a>
<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maga-twitter-x-troll-lunch_n_66fd7573e4b0d70dcaa003d6">I Thought A MAGA Bot Was Trolling Me. Then He Asked Me To Lunch — And I Was Surprised By Who Showed Up.</a>

Will updated COVID vaccines slow a winter surge in Maryland?

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