This week marks the one year since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in the state of Georgia. Dr. Gulshan Harjee, the co-founder of the Clarkston Community Health Center, returns to “Closer Look” to discuss how her free clinic continues to help resettled refugees, immigrants and migrants during the ongoing health crisis.

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Today marks the one year since the first two COVID-19 cases were reported in the state of Georgia. WABE health reporter and host of the podcast "Did You Wash Your Hands?" Sam Whitehead talks with Rose about covering the pandemic for the last 12 months and the latest coronavirus-related news.

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Georgia House Representative Shelly Hutchinson, from Snellville, who represents District 107, joins “Closer Look.” Hutchinson talks with show host Rose Scott about the 2021 legislative session and what’s next for House Bills 237 and 238.

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Scientists from the University of Georgia’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories recently adapted a COVID-19 saliva-based test. Dr. Susan Sanchez, a professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia, and Dr. Jesse Hostetter, the Barry G. Harmon Professor of Pathology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, join “Closer Look” to talk about the process of adapting the test and its effectiveness.

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Ashleigh Dennis-Silas, the clinical director of CHRIS Counseling Center-Gwinnett, and Alfred Garner, the director of Zone 3 Community Initiatives, join “Closer Look” to discuss the rise in anxiety and depression amid the pandemic and CHRIS 180's Cure Violence Atlanta program.

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Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, the Fulton County Commissioner for District 6, talks with Rose about Fulton County Board of Commissioners' decision not to fire Fulton County Election Director Richard Barron.

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Today marks one year since the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. “Closer Look” show host Rose Scott talks with several guests about who the athlete was and what’s next for the three men charged in his death. Hank Klibanoff, an Emory University professor, veteran journalist, Pulitzer-prize-winning author, joins the conversation first. The host of the WABE podcast “Buried Truths” shares details about what he learned while putting together season three of the podcast, which investigates the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

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WABE reporter Emil Moffatt joins “Closer Look” from the Georgia Capitol to provide an update on the 2021 legislative session and shares details about Governor Brian Kemp’s latest press conference.

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In honor of National Caregivers Day, we revisit Rose’s conversation with Dr. Jennifer Olsen, an epidemiologist and the executive director of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, about how the institute is supporting caregivers during the pandemic.

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Fulton County District 2 Commissioner Bob Ellis joins “Closer Look” to discuss what’s next after the Fulton County Board of Registrations & Elections voted to fire Director Richard Barron.

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