As we approach the second anniversary of pandemic life in the United States, it’s starting to feel never-ending. Yet even though the U.S. is back to an average of over 2,000 COVID deaths per day, schools and workplaces are open and the government is offering an anemic response. How did we get here?

First up today, Friday host Esty Dinur talks with journalist Nina Burleigh about her book Virus: Vaccinations, the CDC, and the Hijacking of America’s Response to the Pandemic.

Then, Alex Kotch from the Center for Media and Democracy and Walker Bragman from The Daily Poster join to discuss their latest story, “How the Koch Network Hijacked the War on COVID.”

Cover photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash

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