A Year of COVID and Predictions for the Year Ahead (Part 1)

Published: March 10, 2021, 8:30 a.m.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy joins Dr. Bob in the first of our three-part series marking one year of the pandemic. They remember where we were a year ago, assess where we are now, and look ahead to where we'll be a year from now. Be sure to check out the next two episodes in this series with Ashish Jha, Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, and Apoorva Mandavilli, science and global health reporter for The New York Times.   Follow Dr. Bob on Twitter @Bob_Wachter and check out In the Bubble’s new Twitter account @inthebubblepod.   Governor Phil Murphy is on Twitter and Instagram @GovMurphy.   Keep up with Andy in D.C. on Twitter @ASlavitt and Instagram @andyslavitt.    In the Bubble is supported in part by listeners like you. Become a member, get exclusive bonus content, ask Andy questions, and get discounted merch at https://www.lemonadamedia.com/inthebubble/    Support the show by checking out our sponsors!   Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NEJFhcReE4ejw2Kw7ba8DVJ1xQLogPwA/view    Check out these resources from today’s episode:    Listen to Governor Murphy on the April 4, 2020 episode of In the Bubble: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victory-in-spite-of-all-terror-with-governor-phil-murphy/id1504128553?i=1000488693379  Check out the CDC’s new guidance for people who’ve been fully vaccinated: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html  Learn more about President Biden’s promise to have vaccines available for all US adults by May: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/03/02/973030394/biden-says-u-s-will-have-vaccine-supply-for-all-adults-by-may-prioritizes-teache  Read Paul Krugman’s March 5th op-ed on the irresponsibility of removing mask mandates: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/opinion/coronavirus-masks.html  Check out Erik Larson’s book about Winston Churchill, The Splendid and the Vile, that Governor Murphy mentions in today’s episode: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/225405/the-splendid-and-the-vile-by-erik-larson/  Learn more about Dr. Bob Wachter and the UCSF Department of Medicine here: https://medicine.ucsf.edu/    To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to www.lemonadamedia.com/show/in-the-bubble shortly after the air date.   Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.