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A lengthy approval process. Complex, multi-state negotiations. Production snags at every corner. The European Union's vaccine rollout has been anything but smooth. POLITICO Europe's Jillian Deutsch talks with Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel about how it went so wrong. 

Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch and produces Pulse Check.
Jillian Deutsch is a reporter for POLITICO Europe.  
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
 

Referenced in this episode:

• 'How Europe fell behind on vaccines' by Jillian Deutsch and Sarah Wheaton: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-coronavirus-vaccine-struggle-pfizer-biontech-astrazeneca/

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California Governor Gavin Newsom wants schools to reopen. But teachers want to get vaccinated first, which could take a while. POLITICO’s Mackenzie Mays talks with Jeremy Siegel about the messy politics of the situation — and how it could throw a wrench into President Biden’s effort to get kids back in classrooms across the country.

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Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch and produces Pulse Check.
Mackenzie Mays is a reporter covering education in California. 
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
 

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Calorie counters. Sleep trackers. Health apps. They all gather a lot of data on you — and there's a decent chance they're selling it. Future Pulse author Mohana Ravindranath talks with Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel about a story she co-reported with POLITICO's Katy Murphy on who's tracking the health trackers. 

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Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch and produces Pulse Check.
Mohana Ravindranath is a reporter tracking health tech and data privacy. 
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

• Check out Mohana Ravindranath's and Katy Murphy's story "Who's tracking the health trackers?": https://www.politico.com/newsletters/future-pulse

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The day before President Joe Biden took the oath of office, the U.S. passed another grim milestone: 400,000 Covid deaths. Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel talks with health reporter Alice Miranda Ollstein about how Biden plans to overhaul the federal pandemic response and speed up vaccine distribution. 

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Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch and produces Pulse Check.
Alice Miranda Ollstein is a health care reporter. 
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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After five years on the health beat — and at the helm of Pulse Check — Dan Diamond is leaving POLITICO. (But don't worry, you can still follow his reporting at The Washington Post!) Dan and Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel look back at some of Dan's biggest stories and trace the past few years of health policy to today's coronavirus response. But first, Dan gets a going away present.

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Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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Democrats have won the two Georgia runoff elections, taking control of both chambers of Congress and the White House. POLITICO's Dan Diamond talks with Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel about what that could mean for the nation's coronavirus response. But first, reflecting on Wednesday’s riots at the U.S. Capitol.

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Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
 

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It's the week we've all been waiting for: The first round of coronavirus vaccines are finally being given to frontline health workers. Host Dan Diamond talks with health reporter Rachel Roubein and Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel what sort of turbulence we can expect as states try to rollout vaccinations to the general public. But first: Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle come on the pod?

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Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Rachel Roubein is a health reporter for POLITICO. 
Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
 

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There were some surprises and lots of twists along the way, but the top picks for President-Elect Joe Biden's health team are here. Host Dan Diamond talks with Biden White House reporter Tyler Pager and Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel about what the selections could mean for the nation's Covid response. But first: Dan and Tyler take a trip to Vegas.

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Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Tyler Pager is a White House correspondent for POLITICO. 
Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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One pandemic, two White Houses — and messages that don't always align. Host Dan Diamond talks with Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel about how Trump's and Biden's teams are working together and what it's like covering a split-screen government. But first: Who would play Dan and Jeremy in a totally original Hollywood blockbuster that involves cloning?

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Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news? Host Dan Diamond talks with health reporter Adam Cancryn and Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel about how some of the best signs for returning to normalcy — like effective vaccines and at-home testing — are emerging just as we enter what could be the most dangerous phase of the pandemic. But first: If Dan were sitting on your shoulder giving you advice, would he be an angel or a devil?

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Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Adam Cancryn is a health care reporter for POLITICO. 
Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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