Helen Branswell, STAT: “In the spring of 2022, I thought my head would explode.”
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English - June 30, 2023 17:53 - 34 minutes - ★★★★ - 41 ratingsHealth & Fitness Government health globalhealth disease healthpolicy policy news csis government cdc usaid Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Helen Branswell, STAT, unpacks for us important complicated topics that can, frankly, be confusing. She explains why this is a big moment for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). She illuminates why GAVI is moving ahead with a hexavalent (6-in-1) vaccine that incorporates polio vaccines, and what that signals for the future of global polio control. In her recent profile of Mandy Cohen, the incoming CDC Director, Helen reflects on the changed understanding of what is required to lead CDC effectively. In the post-Covid period, how has health reporting changed?