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PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus

FiveThirtyEight's COVID-19 podcast is laser-focused on evidence. What do we know about the novel coronavirus, and what do we know we don't know? COVID-19 has pushed Americans into more uncertain territory than most have ever known. Our podcast helps listeners understand what they can be certain about, and what is still unknown. We investigate coronavirus mysteries, debate when it's safe to reopen the economy and keep track of the latest scientific developments on vaccines and treatments. We do it all with FiveThirtyEight's trademark blend of transparency and rigor.

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PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus
How The CDC's Blindspots Complicated The Fight Against COVID-19 from 2021-06-30T16:45:23

The CDC wants to be certain, so it typically waits for a critical mass of scientific evidence before making declarative statements. That takes time. Yet the communication to the public in this pand...

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The Lab Leak Commotion from 2021-06-02T20:48:32

We have no hard evidence to support the idea that the novel coronavirus was leaked from a lab, let alone a smoking gun to validate that hypothesis. But despite pushback on this story from many scie...

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Who Should Decide Who Gets To Make COVID-19 Vaccines? from 2021-05-22T00:36:52

There's a worldwide shortage of vaccines but plenty of factories standing by to make them. Why is there such a gap between what we need and what we can make? On this week's episode, we explore the ...

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How To Make Sure Your Kid Isn't A Superspreader from 2021-05-07T11:31:32

Kids can't get a COVID-19 vaccination yet, but they're unlikely to develop serious complications from the disease. But they can still be vectors to spread COVID-19 to others who are likely to get v...

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You Might Have Given The Coronavirus To Your Cat from 2021-04-28T21:18:26

We've learned time and again that animals can give diseases to humans. We've seen this happen with coronaviruses, the flu, Ebola -- basically most major disease outbreaks in recent memory. But, of ...

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What A Donated Vaccine Can Do from 2021-04-22T18:47:25

The United States has a surplus of COVID-19 vaccines — more than enough to vaccinate every adult. Poor countries, however, are still struggling to secure doses. Should those vaccines be sent to cou...

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The Johnson&Johnson Pause Shows The System Is Working from 2021-04-13T22:06:40

Federal health agencies asked states to pause in their use of the Johnson&Johnson vaccine while U.S. officials investigate reports of an extremely rare blood-clotting syndrome that has developed in...

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What The Heck Is Going On With AstraZeneca's Vaccine? from 2021-03-26T21:37:57

The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been hailed as the world’s vaccine -- it’s inexpensive to produce and doesn’t need super-cold storage like the mRNA vaccines do. But its rollout has been messy....

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How To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy from 2021-03-22T18:45:27

At some point, the U.S. is going to run out of people eager to get the vaccine, and we’ll need to work hard to convert those who are still hesitant or don’t know how to get it. It won’t be the firs...

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The COVID-19 Endemic from 2021-03-06T01:15

On this week's show, we discuss what the endgame of the pandemic will be. It likely isn't herd immunity. And if herd immunity isn't the goal, does that change how people should behave once they're ...

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PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus
How Variants Complicate Everything from 2021-02-19T20:50:04

Coronavirus mutations have complicated our path forward. But that doesn’t mean that our current plan out of the pandemic is futile.

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The Ethical Dilemmas Prompted By The Vaccine Rollout from 2021-02-05T16:06:49

Should you take a leftover vaccine? Should you pass up a vaccine if you think you don't need it as much as someone else does? We talk to bioethicists to get their answers on these questions and more.

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What Happens Once You Get An mRNA Vaccine from 2021-01-15T12:05:17

Anna talks with Dr. Margaret Liu, one of the pioneers of gene-based vaccines, about vaccines that use mRNA to help us build immunity to COVID-19, including the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines....

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The Dr. Fauci Holiday Special from 2020-12-22T19:29:30

On the first day of Christmas, PODCAST-19 gave to me ... an interview with Dr. Fauci. Dr. Anthony Fauci stops by the pod to talk about post-vaccine life, the new variant of the virus in the U.K. an...

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Why Emily Oster Made Her Own COVID-19 Database from 2020-12-11T19:47:13

Data has been such a valuable commodity during the pandemic. Unfortunately, at times data has been in short supply, because US government agencies haven’t always undertaken national data collection...

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How To Trust That A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe from 2020-11-21T04:45:27

It feels like a cure for this pandemic may be in sight. But for many people, injecting a brand-new scientific discovery into their body won't sit well. So, how are scientists making sure that a COV...

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There's No Longterm Plan For Long COVID from 2020-11-13T15:44:15

Our producer, Sinduja Srinivasan, reports on long COVID, and how our health care system might cope with so many patients with ongoing symptoms.

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What To Make Of Pfizer's Big Vaccine Announcement from 2020-11-10T23:52:09

This week, Pfizer announced that its coronavirus vaccine may be more than 90 percent effective. Anna and FiveThirtyEight's senior science writer, Maggie Koerth, discuss what we know (and don't know...

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PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus
How To Vote Safely In A Pandemic from 2020-10-29T14:57:28

We talk with FiveThirtyEight’s Nathaniel Rakich and Maggie Koerth about how states are trying to make it safe to vote in person this Election Day, and what you should keep in mind as you go to the ...

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Would Biden’s COVID-19 Plan Be Able To Control The Pandemic? from 2020-10-16T16:35

Joe Biden says he can fight the pandemic better than President Trump. But is his plan really that different? And does it address what experts say needs to be improved upon?

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The President Took A Rare Combo Of COVID-19 Drugs. Will It Help? from 2020-10-07T20:58:40

After testing positive for COVID-19 last week, President Trump was given the three experimental drugs: an antiviral, monoclonal antibodies, and a steroid. On this week’s episode of PODCAST-19, we d...

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The Significance Of Trump Testing Positive For COVID-19 from 2020-10-02T19:26:05

Today we learned that President Trump tested positive for COVID-19. In this special crossover episode, the crew from the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast sat down with senior science writer and Pod...

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PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus
The New College Experience from 2020-09-26T01:00:42

As schools of all levels struggle to find a new way to educate students, universities, in particular, have had a difficult time navigating classes and campus life. On this week's show, we talk to a...

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Can We Trust A Vaccine That Gets Approved? from 2020-09-19T00:15:37

On this week’s episode of PODCAST-19, we discuss whether the FDA vaccine approval process can withstand political interference and how the agency can reassure the public that everything is working ...

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Why A Vaccine Trial Would Press Pause from 2020-09-12T21:17:04

We discuss the news that AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine trial has been paused because of a severe side effect for one participant, and how temporarily halting a trial can sometimes mean the process...

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The U.S. Wants Out Of A Global Effort To Stop A Global Pandemic from 2020-09-04T16:31:43

The U.S. doesn't want to participate in a global effort to find and distribute a vaccine for COVID-19. Anna talks with FiveThirtyEight senior science writer Maggie Koerth about what that decision m...

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What's It Going To Take For Us To Become Immune? from 2020-08-28T23:04:37

On this week's episode, we explore what it means that people can get reinfected with COVID-19, and how we can still develop immunity to the disease. We also explore why the approach to masks in the...

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Russia Approved A COVID Vaccine. Will It Be Available In America? from 2020-08-14T14:10:15

Russia is the first country in the world to approve a vaccine for COVID-19. To do so, they’ve reportedly sped through multiple steps in the testing process. Judy Twigg, a political scientist from V...

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PODCAST-19 Has The Week Off! from 2020-08-07T21:37:44

We were no match for extreme weather this week, but we'll be back next week!

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Lab-Grown Antibodies Might Protect Essential Workers from 2020-07-31T22:40:35

This week on Podcast-19, we talk about lab-grown antibodies, called monoclonal antibodies, that could temporarily protect people from COVID-19. How soon might they be available for the public? We a...

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It's Harder to Get A COVID Test If You're Black Or Hispanic from 2020-07-24T19:20

Who has access to COVID-19 testing in America? FiveThirtyEight and ABC News uncover some staggering disparities along racial lines. Also on today’s show, what are safe activities these days? Can yo...

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When Does A Pandemic Start To Erode Civil Liberties? from 2020-07-17T23:32:43

Mask mandates have become a polarizing issue across the country, from Arizona to Georgia. So, where do we draw the line between public health and civil liberties? Also, we talk about air -- how can...

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PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus
Dr. Anthony Fauci Talks With PODCAST-19 from 2020-07-09T19:40:18

Anna Rothschild interviewed Dr. Anthony Fauci about how the U.S. is doing compared to other countries, how American partisanship has influenced our recovery efforts, and how a COVID-19 vaccine migh...

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How To Convince People To Stop A Pandemic from 2020-07-03T16:06:26

How do you convey information about the coronavirus in a way that will compel people to change their behavior? As COVID cases rise in Florida, Texas, and Arizona, we look at how psychologists recom...

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Do Masks Actually Work? from 2020-06-26T14:58

Maggie Koerth and Kaleigh Rogers join the show to discuss the science of face masks, and whether we actually know anything now that we didn't when the pandemic started.

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Who Will Be First To Get A COVID Vaccine? from 2020-06-19T21:20

Creating a vaccine for COVID-19 is just the first step. Policy makers and manufacturers then need to make a lot of it. So, who will be first in line for the immunization?

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The Case Of The Bogus Hydroxycholoroquine Study from 2020-06-12T16:04

A major medical journal reported that hydroxychloroquine harmed COVID patients, but a group of Twitter sleuths uncovered evidence that the paper wasn't what it seemed.

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PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus
What It's Like To Be A Black Doctor And Nurse Right Now from 2020-06-05T22:41

Black Americans are facing two crises: a pandemic that has an outsize impact on their community, and decades of police brutality that have sparked protests nationwide.

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Is One Coronavirus Strain Worse Than Another? from 2020-05-29T12:46

Plus, why have Americans retained their trust in science despite protests against its findings? And finally, the good news is poopy news this week.

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Why The Death Count Is Almost Certainly Too Low from 2020-05-22T11:26

One man's story helps show who is going uncounted in the COVID-19 death count. Elsewhere, there's some promising immunity news to share.

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How Close Are We To Herd Immunity? from 2020-05-15T13:42

Without a vaccine, just how likely are we to reach herd immunity? Also, we hear some good news about COVID-19 antibodies -both in humans and...llamas?!

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How An Army Of Contact Tracers Could Help from 2020-05-08T12:04

Experts say that to fight COVID-19 we need to track every infection. But is it too late? Also, we investigate why the disease is killing more men than women.

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Are Coronavirus Antibody Tests Reliable? from 2020-05-01T10:58

And why are some young people getting so sick? Find out on FiveThirtyEight's new COVID-19 podcast.

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PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus from 2020-04-28T20:35

FiveThirtyEight's COVID-19 podcast is laser-focused on evidence. What do we know about the novel coronavirus, and what do we know we don't know? COVID-19 has pushed Americans into more uncertain te...

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PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus
PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus from 2020-04-28T20:35

FiveThirtyEight's COVID-19 podcast is laser-focused on evidence. What do we know about the novel coronavirus, and what do we know we don't know? COVID-19 has pushed Americans into more uncertain te...

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PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus
PODCAST-19: FiveThirtyEight on the Novel Coronavirus from 2020-04-28T20:35

FiveThirtyEight's COVID-19 podcast is laser-focused on evidence. What do we know about the novel coronavirus, and what do we know we don't know? COVID-19 has pushed Americans into more uncertain te...

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