This week we have my friend Azam Lalani, an ORISE Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talk to us about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic from his perspective working at the CDC! I hope you enjoy! DISCLAIMER: Azam's opinions are his own and do not reflect the perspective of the CDC.

Timestamps:

0:32 - Azam's Introduction

1:22 - Azam describes his path to the CDC and public health in general

8:18 - Azam talks about hosting a CDC Livestream about COVID-19 with the Deputy Director of Immunization

11:02 - Azam talks about life at the CDC pre and post-COVID-19

14:15 - Azam talks about his opinion on news affecting public opinion on COVID-19, ideal ways to spread information about COVID-19

19:45 - We discuss the video of the Jacksonville Lady claiming we don't have coronavirus in Jacksonville

23:13 - Azam talks about USA vs other countries in terms of COVID-19 response effectiveness

29:51 - Azam tries to think of good things America is doing in the fight against COVID-19

30:33 - Azam estimates how long social distancing will last

32:28 - Azam spills the tea on his opinion of how the CDC has dealt with COVID-19

35:19 - Azam talks about if he's ever been attacked by an anti-vaxxer

36:16 - Azam gives his CERTIFIED advice for how to deal with COVID-19

37:02 - Azam gives us a quarantine #dayinthelife

38:17 - Azam makes a controversial take about COVID-19

39:56 - COVID-19 and the future

41:43 - Azam signs off 

Intro and Outro Music: Kivi Beats AKA Kavish Kishan

Azam's e-mail: [email protected]