Political Rewind: Confronting COVID Variants, Vaccine Rollouts And (Lack Of) Equity
Monday on Political Rewind, a sobering anniversary was reached over the weekend. One year ago, the first coronavirus-related death was reported in the United States. Now, the death toll stands at an even more sobering 450,000 people, with almost 14,000 here in Georgia.\n\nThere are signs things are getting better. The spread of the virus appears to be slowing and vaccinations are slowly rolling out across the country. But in worrying developments, highly contagious variants of the virus have emerged.\n\nOur panel weighed in on where we stand now in putting this pandemic behind us. When will more vaccine reach Georgia? And who will have access to the shots?\xa0Our guests offered answers to some\xa0of the most common questions you are asking.\n\nPanelists:\n\nDr. Carlos del Rio \u2014 Executive Associate Dean, Emory School of Medicine and Grady Health system\n\nDr. Harry Heiman \u2014 Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences with Georgia State University School of Public Health\n\nAriel Hart \u2014 Health Policy Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution