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Adriane Casalotti, with the National Association of County and City Health Officials, says the Biden administrations promise to pump more than $7 billion into the nation's public health system could help fight COVID-19 and future pandemics.

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Glen Nowak, former director of media relations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the agency's public health guidance.

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Amit Prasad, a sociologist at Georgia Tech, says there are cultural and historical reasons why people believe misinformation about the pandemic and knowing that can help address its spread.

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Jennie Lavine, who studies infectious disease dynamics at Emory University, says it's likely the coronavirus will be with us for a long time, but that doesn't necessarily mean a bleak future.

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Justin Lessler, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, says we'll reach herd immunity eventually. What's less certain is how many people will get sick and die along the way.

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Dr. Cecil Bennett, a family medicine doctor in Newnan, Georgia, says primary care physicians can play a key role in the vaccine rollout, especially when it comes to addressing vaccine reluctance.

Thomas Gillespie, a disease ecologist at Emory, says changing how humans interact with animals and the natural world could change the course of future pandemics.

Selena Simmons-Duffin, health policy reporter for NPR, says still still not clear how federal officials' decision to briefly pause administration of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine will impact the national vaccination effort.

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Cheryl Klaiman, a psychologist with the Marcus Autism Center, says the disruptions of the pandemic have been especially challenging for kids with autism spectrum disorder, but many have found ways to cope.

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Curtis Chang, a consultant and theologian, says convincing evangelical Christians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 means getting them to trust secular institutions they often view with skepticism.