Episode 87: Masks, Reopening Schools, and the Fluctuating “New Normal” With Emily Landon

Episode 87: Masks, Reopening Schools, and the Fluctuating “New Normal” With Emily Landon

After a 2 month pause, Emily Landon, MD, executive medical director of infection prevention and control, University of Chicago, returns for her eighth appearance on the show to comment on which COVID-19 population statistics should be considered most important for determining societal policy effectiveness, whether asymptomatic people are as likely to spread the virus as symptomatic people, the best types of masks for everyday people, the nuances of schools reopening with remote vs in-person learning, and the vaccine landscape as it currently exists.

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