World Renowned Infectious Disease Expert on CDC's New School Guidelines for COVID-19 Pandemic

Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 7:43 p.m.

First, Leslie gives her take on today's news in her 'Ripped from the Headlines' segment.

Here are the stories that she covered:

1. AXIOS: "Pelosi announces "9/11-type Commission" to probe Capitol attack after Trump acquittal"
2. AXIOS: "NAACP sues Trump for inciting Capitol riot"
3. AXIOS: "Biden extends mortgage relief, moratorium on foreclosures"
4. AXIOS: "Biden reopens federal health insurance marketplace for 3 months"
5. AXIOS: "Biden, Hill Democrats plan to unveil immigration reform bill this week"
6. WASHINGTON POST: "Biden is winning Republican support for his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan. Just not in Washington."

Then, Leslie is joined by Dr. Bob Bollinger, the Raj and Kamla Gupta Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Bollinger holds joint appointments in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and in Community Public Health at the JH School of Nursing.

They discuss and analyze the CDC's new guidelines for how to operate schools safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Bollinger is Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE). Their website is main.ccghe.net and their Facebook page is Facebook.com/CCGHE.

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