Have you looked at the heat map of Michigan COVID cases lately? It’s blue. 

Not to say we don’t still have some areas of concern and hospitalizations, but we’ve come a long way from the days when our funeral homes and ICUs were bursting. 

Today, we discuss Michigan’s low COVID rates and how pandemics peter out and don’t conclude with a satisfying thud as appealing as that sounds.

GUEST:

Dave Boucher covers government and politics for the Detroit Free Press.

Dr. Howard Markel is a medical historian with the University of Michigan.

Have you looked at the heat map of Michigan COVID cases lately? It&rsquo;s blue.&nbsp;
Not to say we don&rsquo;t still have some areas of concern and hospitalizations, but we&rsquo;ve come a long way from the days when our funeral homes and ICUs were bursting.&nbsp;
Today, we discuss Michigan&rsquo;s low COVID rates and how pandemics peter out and don&rsquo;t conclude with a satisfying thud as appealing as that sounds.
GUEST:
Dave Boucher covers government and politics for the Detroit Free Press.
Dr. Howard Markel is a medical historian with the University of Michigan.

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org.

If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganradio.org/podfund

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
If you like what you hear on the pod, consider <a href="http://michiganpublic.org/podfund">supporting our work</a>: michiganradio.org/podfund

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Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.

To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit michiganpublic.org.

If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work: michiganradio.org/podfund

Conversations that matter to Michigan. Each weekday, host April Baer will bring you stories from people across the state—from policymakers in Lansing, to entrepreneurs in Detroit, to artists in Grand Rapids.
To access full episodes and individual story segments, please visit <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/programs/stateside">michiganpublic.org</a>.
If you like what you hear on the pod, consider <a href="https://bit.ly/3RJN5Ul">supporting our work</a>: michiganradio.org/podfund

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