2/14/25: Preparing for the next pandemic; Long COVID resources taken off government site

In this episode: How can reframing pandemics as inevitable change the way we prepare for them? And looking at Long COVID resources for getting accommodations.

Writer-owned science publication Sequencer Magazine co-founder and writer Max Levy talks with co-hosts Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets, along with producer James Salanga, about ways we might be able to prepare for another pandemic as bird flu continues to spread. Plus, Betsy talks about Long COVID resources removed from a Department of Labor site, along with alternatives.

Also in this episode: an update on the sterilizing nasal vaccine and the latest COVID-19 trends. (You can read more about Sequencer Mag, which co-published Max’s story, via their website.)

The transcript for this podcast is⁠ available on The Sick Times’ website⁠. You can jump to specific sections of the podcast and transcript below:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:28) COVID-19 trends

(00:08:04) Interview with Max Levy on pandemic preparedness

(00:20:50) Long COVID resources taken off U.S. government site

(00:26:45) Research: Update on nasal sterilizing COVID-19 vaccine

(00:28:41) Outro

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Mentioned in this episode (in order of appearance):

• The Sick Times: National COVID-19 trends, February 11
• CDC wastewater dashboard
• Biobot wastewater risk reports
• WastewaterSCAN dashboard
• Sequencer Magazine
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