The United States has now had over 200,000 people die from COVID 19 and we are approaching 1 million deaths worldwide. Our lives have been forever changed. As the pandemic continues it is easy to become fatigued with information. Where can you even get information that you can trust? Host Dr. Justin Clark discusses COVID 19 updates with a local infectious disease specialist.
HOST: Dr. Justin Clark
GUESTS:
- Ben Westley, MD, Infectious Diseases Specialist
LINKS:
- Alaska Department of Health & Social Services (DHSS): COVID-19 in Alaska
- New York Times: Alaska COVID map and case count
- DHSS: Alaska coronavirus response hub
- John Hopkins University: COVID-19 in the USA
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, Sept 30, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, Sept 30, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
LINE ONE’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic offer extensive health information libraries
- MedlinePlus has a guide to finding reliable health information on the internet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
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