The Daily 202's Big Idea

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May 08, 2020 People are dying in droves at their homes from the coronavirus because they’re afraid to get help
Plus, President Trump’s valet tests positive for the coronavirus, sparking fear in the West Wing, and, as the Trump administration pushes remdesivir, an unequal rollout angers doctors.
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15min
May 07, 2020 Antibody treatments could be a bridge to a coronavirus vaccine. A llama provides a glimmer of hope.
Plus, Trump reverses course on the future of the coronavirus task force. And a woman in New York goes $600,000 into debt to buy protective equipment for medical workers.
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11min
May 06, 2020 Two whistleblower complaints paint a portrait of Trump’s politicized coronavirus response
Plus, federal researchers hypothesize that the coronavirus has mutated to a more contagious strain, and more than 2 million Americans still don't have indoor plumbing.
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17min
May 05, 2020 America is poorly prepared for the approaching wave of mental health problems
Plus, the FDA steps up scrutiny of commercial antibody tests, and President Trump cheers on governors who are ignoring White House guidelines for safely reopening,
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21min
May 04, 2020 Normal steps being skipped in race for a coronavirus vaccine
Plus, the housing market faces its next crisis as May rent and mortgage payments come due, and a city in Oklahoma rescinds its order that people wear masks.
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17min
May 01, 2020 Trump is crafting retaliation against China over coronavirus
Plus, the government is racing to develop a vaccine that could be fielded nationwide by January, and hundreds of protesters, some carrying guns, flood Michigan's Capitol.
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15min
April 30, 2020 Some covid-19 patients abruptly crash in their second week and doctors aren't sure why
Plus, hopes rise for an experimental drug therapy to treat covid-19 patients. And 1 in 6 nursing homes acknowledge the contagion has infected residents or staff.
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13min
April 29, 2020 Coronavirus fatality rate may be less than 1 percent
Plus, President Trump orders meat plants to stay open, and West Point cadets are being forced to fly back to campus so they can watch Trump give a speech.
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14min
April 28, 2020 Top secret report warned Trump of coronavirus danger more than a dozen times in January and February
Plus, the CDC confirms six coronavirus symptoms that keep showing up over and over in patients, and schools are plotting how they’ll reopen in the fall.
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16min
April 27, 2020 African Americans bear the brunt of the coronavirus in rural, suburban and urban areas
Plus, Debbie Birx warns that social distancing will probably remain in place through the summer, and President Trump calls reports he might fire Alex Azar “fake news.”
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The podcast currently has 963 episodes available.