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July 02, 2020Trump's big bet on a vaccine
Host Dan Diamond and Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel discuss the Trump administration's efforts to fast-track a vaccine — and whether there's such a thing as too fast when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. But first, should Dan be telling random people to wear face masks?

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President Trump's focus on a vaccine could come at a cost
Dan Diamond is the host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Jeremy Siegel is a host of POLITICO Dispatch and produced this episode.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
19 min
June 25, 2020Bolton, China and Coronavirus
John Bolton's newly-released memoir has made waves across Washington, D.C., with explosive allegations about how President Trump handled foreign policy. But what does Bolton's experience in the White House tell us about the Trump administration's coronavirus response? Host Dan Diamond talks with Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel about how Trump's relationship with China's President Xi has influenced his handling of the pandemic — and how coronavirus has reshaped America's standing on the world stage.

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Bolton's memoir sheds light on the president's Covid response

Dan Diamond is the host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Jeremy Siegel is a host of POLITICO Dispatch and produced this episode.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
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14 min
June 18, 2020Operation Vaccine: Warp Speed Ahead?
Hydroxychloroquine is out. Dexamethasone is in. Host Dan Diamond talks with health reporter Sarah Overmohle and Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel about the elusive search for a coronavirus treatment — and the latest on the high-speed race for a vaccine.

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FDA ended its controversial emergency authorization of hydroxychloroquine this week.
The hydroxychloroquine episode sparked concerns that Trump will politically pressure vaccine developers, too.

Dan Diamond is the host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Sarah Owermohle is a health care reporter for POLITICO covering drug policy and the drug industry.
Jeremy Siegel is a host of POLITICO Dispatch and produced this episode.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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24 min
June 11, 2020U.S. Surgeon General: George Floyd "could have been me"
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams joins host Dan Diamond to discuss America's dual pandemics: the coronavirus crisis and systemic racism in the health care system, and how the killing of George Floyd is affecting him personally.

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Some public health experts are encouraging Americans to join the mass protests over Floyd's death, despite social distancing risks.
Covid-19 cases are on the rise in many states.

Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Jerome Adams is U.S. Surgeon General.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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31 min
June 04, 2020Coronavirus is a magnifying glass on racial inequity
Host Dan Diamond talks with Samantha Artiga — who heads up the Kaiser Family Foundation’s work on health disparities — on the intersection of the coronavirus pandemic and protests on racial inequality spurned by the death of George Floyd.

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Health disparities are a symptom of broader social and economic inequities, Samantha writes.

Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Samantha Artiga is Director of the Disparities Policy Project at the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
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25 min
May 28, 2020Coronavirus: A grim milestone
Host Dan Diamond talks with Nightly author Renuka Rayasam and Dispatch Host Jeremy Siegel on the contrasts between national and regional responses to Covid-19. More and more states are re-opening even as the national death toll mounts to more than 100,000.

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U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 100,000 as Trump pushes to reopen
Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Renuka Rayasam is an author of POLITICO Nightly.
Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
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18 min
May 21, 2020Coronavirus: Some members of the National Guard face a 'hard stop'
Health care reporter Alice Miranda Ollstein and guest host Jeremy Siegel dig into Alice's story on the 'hard stop' that 40,000 National Guard members currently face. The Trump administration’s order currently ends deployments on June 24, just one day before thousands would qualify for education and retirement benefits.
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'Hard stop': States could lose National Guard virus workers

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

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11 min
May 14, 2020Coronavirus: Rick Bright's explosive whistleblower claim
Host Dan Diamond, health reporter Sarah Owermohle and POLITICO Dispatch host Jeremy Siegel look at Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted vaccine expert turned whistleblower testifying Thursday in Congress.
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Colleagues painted a mixed picture of the ousted vaccine chief
A congressional ally is chairing Thursday's must-watch hearing
Bright said he was among the health officials alarmed by President Donald Trump's push of unproven drugs
The malaria drug touted by Trump has shown no benefit in fighting Covid-19

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

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18 min
May 07, 2020Coronavirus: Inside the White House's race for more tests
Host Dan Diamond and POLITICO Dispatch host Jeremy Siegel look at the Trump administration's efforts to ramp up testing to get the country to re-open...and grade how well Jared Kushner's team has done.

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Kushner assembled a crash team to address coronavirus problems, Dan first reported.·
By early April, it was clear that many major initiatives were being driven by Kushner's group.·
The team now says its work, including a 96-hour project, helped reverse the nation's testing problems.
Trump touted reopening. Privately, his team sounded alarms.

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

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23 min
April 30, 2020Coronavirus: The rocky road at HHS
Host Dan Diamond, health reporter Adam Cancryn and POLITICO Dispatch host Jeremy Siegel discuss how the dysfunction at the agency of Health and Human Services happened at the worst possible time... and how HHS is being sidelined in the current coronavirus response.
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White House weighed plan to replace Azar
Trump rejects reports, affirms support for Azar
White House installed a Trump loyalist as HHS spokesperson
Inside HHS after 100 days of Covid

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

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