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White House coordinator weighs in on public health, vaccines, and the future, 3 years into pandemic

White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

It’s been three years since COVID-19 spread around the globe, shut down economies, killed millions and changed the way we view public health.

Host Robin Young checks in with White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha about the Biden administration’s decision to end the country’s public health emergency, as well as where we are on vaccines, masks and public health messaging.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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