Ray Horner Show

David James - Superintendent, Akron Public Schools

Vaccine distribution continues in most parts of the United States, and President Biden said every American will have the opportunity to get a shot. However, the country is also seeing yet another spike in cases of COVID-19, mainly the population under 65 and due to the variant spread.

Donna Skoda is the commissioner of the Summit County Health Department, and she touched on all of these concerns on the Ray Horner Morning Show. Though there has not been a massive increase in cases in the state of Ohio, there is still a concern, according to Skoda, especially with a younger population that can be prone to letting their guards down. She says they are seeing hospitalization increases between the ages of 20 and 40.

Skoda also talked about the vaccines, from the pausing of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to whether or not pregnant women should take the shot.

This week, President Biden announced a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan come September, which would be the twentieth anniversary of the attacks on 9/11. What will a withdrawal of troops mean to that area, as well as the safety of the United States?

Jeff McCausland is a military analyst with CBS News, and he joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to talk about how this will affect the Middle East. McCausland mentions the ripple effect that can happen, especially with Iran's presence in the region. He also believes it will not be long before the US vacates Iraq, as well.

Dan Horrigan- Akron mayor

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Wendy Gillette - CBS News

Donna Skoda - Summit County Health Commissioner

The worry of late has been a potential fourth wave of COVID-19, with the mutation of the variants, and the state of Michigan is being hit hard. 

Dr. Hazel Barton is a microbiologist at the University of Akron, and she joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to talk about the spread of the variants and the efficacy of the vaccines to fight them. Though these variants are spreading the disease much quicker than expected, the vaccines are having success in beating them down. She spoke about how unprecedented it is to fight a virus with a vaccine the time it is happening, rather than years or even decades from now.

Dr. Barton also talked about the success the biologists have seen with the vaccine in children.

Is there such a thing as a "sex addiction"? Could it be used as a legal defence? Dr. Bisconti says "No".

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