On Thursday's Houston Matters: Dr. Peter Hotez, one of the leading experts in infectious diseases and vaccine development, talks about why he's raising the alarm regarding a fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine. Also this hour: A closer look at the COVID-19 positivity rate in Houston and what the latest trends seem to indicate. And we discuss ways to make the cost of health care more transparent for consumers. Then, despite Hurricane Laura missing Houston entirely, why did... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/09/10/381547/thursdays-houston-matters-fast-tracked-covid-19-vaccine-raises-concerns-health-care-cost-transparency-interstate-energy-supply-and-texans-season-preview-sep-10-2020/">Read More</a>

On Thursday's Houston Matters: Dr. Peter Hotez, one of the leading experts in infectious diseases and vaccine development, talks about why he's raising the alarm regarding a fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine. Also this hour: A closer look at the COVID-19 positivity rate in Houston and what the latest trends seem to indicate. And we discuss ways to make the cost of health care more transparent for consumers. Then, despite Hurricane Laura missing Houston entirely, why did... Read More

On Thursday's Houston Matters: Dr. Peter Hotez, one of the leading experts in infectious diseases and vaccine development, talks about why he's raising the alarm regarding a fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine. Also this hour: A closer look at the COVID-19 positivity rate in Houston and what the latest trends seem to indicate. And we discuss ways to make the cost of health care more transparent for consumers. Then, despite Hurricane Laura missing Houston entirely, why did... <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2020/09/10/381547/thursdays-houston-matters-fast-tracked-covid-19-vaccine-raises-concerns-health-care-cost-transparency-interstate-energy-supply-and-texans-season-preview-sep-10-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read More</a>

Thursday’s Houston Matters: Concerns Over Fast-Tracking COVID-19 Vaccines, And Health Care Cost Transparency  (Sep. 10, 2020)

Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we&#8217;ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston&#8230;well&#8230;Houston! We&#8217;ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation &#8212; one we hope you&#8217;ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

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Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Houston…well…Houston! We’ll talk about current events, politics, education, health care, the environment, business, transportation, arts and culture, literature, sports and leisure. But we also hope that what we do each day on Houston Matters serves as the beginning of a conversation — one we hope you’ll continue here, at home, at work, with family, with friends and neighbors. We hope to introduce Houstonians to one another, to celebrate our diversity, and to engage one another through stories and conversations that demonstrate depth and context. Just the sort of thing you count on from public media.

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