BradCast' 4/5/2021 (Vaccination Nation)
b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0\\xa0 U.S. officials announced that a record 4 million Americans received shots of COVID vaccines on a single Saturday over the weekend, a promising sign that there is, indeed, light at the end of the COVID tunnel , and that the light is not an oncoming freight train.\\xa0 But public health officials warn we're in a race between vaccinations and the spread of dangerous new variants across the country, between distributing protective vaccines quickly enough to avoid allowing deadlier and more transmissible variants to develop and take hold. Health officials are also very concerned about disturbing spikes in cases of younger adults requiring hospitalization in recent weeks. Confirmed infection rates are rising in more than 30 states, and hospitalizations and deaths are surging, as well.\\xa0 Brad and producer Desi both got the first shot of a COVID vaccine over the weekend, and it was, in some ways, both revelatory and relieving,\\xa0 as discussed on today's 'BradCast'.\\xa0 Listeners call in to share their thoughts and views on getting vaccinated and their experiences in obtaining a vaccine, including those who are uncertain about side effects or\\xa0 who do not plan to get a vaccine, for whatever reason, and much more..."