The On Deadline Podcast

Russian troops are moving ahead with their offensive in eastern Ukraine today, as the key port city of Mariupol in the south remains on the verge of falling. Defenders there say there may have only hours or days left. At the same time, President Vladimir Putin oversaw the test of a long-range missile dubbed "Satan" by the West. He says the weapon shows anyone threatening Russia should think twice. What are Russia's chances for success in this new phase of its invasion of Ukraine.....and how seriously should we take Putin's nuclear saber-rattling?We'll also hear again from a woman living under Russian occupation in the Black Sea port city of Kherson. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia's new offensive in eastern Ukraine is officially underway. The global economy is expected to take a major hit this year because of the war. And a Ukrainian photographer is taking pictures of areas around Kyiv formerly occupied by the Russians. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are signs Russia's major offensive has begun in eastern Ukraine. How much more violent will this war get? We speak to a doctor in Western Ukraine who says air raid sirens are becoming more and more common. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia warns it may retaliate for increased U-S military aid to Ukraine, and officials have confirmed that Ukrainian missiles sank a Russian warship.Ukrainians living in the eastern part of the country are bracing for a major Russian offensive. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A major Russian warship is damaged, and Ukraine is taking credit for the attackWe check back in with a Ukrainian woman who had to flee with her family from an area currently controlled by the Russians. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk to a Ukrainian who's had to flee his home city, but it hasn't stopped him from doing everything he can to help his country's war effort.President Biden pledges more military support to Ukraine, as defense officials work to ensure that contractors can continue meeting Ukraine's needs well into the future. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak to a Ukrainian lawmaker about what life is like living through Russia's invasion. A filmmaker and U-S army veteran is traveling to Ukraine for a documentary about the war. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk once again to a Ukrainian in Kyiv, who has hope for his country as Russia decides to change it's military approach.Putin is clearly unhappy with his army's inability to quickly defeat Ukraine. So he's appointed a new general to take charge, and his nickname is "The Butcher of Syria." We talk to a pair of military analysts to see what this means. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The war in Ukraine is being documented in real time on television, radio and across the internet. If you want to watch battles unfold almost in real time or see the scenes of devastation and destruction, you don't have to look very hard. But what happens when the war is over.......and the task turns to rebuilding and recovery in Ukraine, efforts that will take generations? We'll hear from Ukrainian woman who wants to tell the story of what happens after the war is over.Then we'll head to Ukraine to learn more about that rocket attack that officials say killed 50 people at a train station in the eastern part of the country. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While Ukrainians are returning to the villages and suburbs surrounding the capital city Kyiv, taking stock of the death and destruction left behind by the Russian military, there are still several other Ukrainian towns that remain under Russian occupation.Kherson is one such city--it's in the south of Ukraine, one of the few major metropolitan areas where Russians have managed to maintain control for weeks. So we'll check in again with a woman who lives in Kherson. She says she's worried things could get even worse, especially after the destruction in Bucha. And the United Nations takes action against Russia...suspending it from the Human Rights Council. But will that have much meaning or significance for the Russians? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The pictures and stories coming out of Bucha, Ukraine seem to get more gruesome by the hour, as evidence mounts of Russian war crimes committed there while its troops occupied the suburb of Kyiv.Yesterday on the podcast we heard from a man from Kyiv.....Kirill......who talked about his friend who visited Bucha on Monday and saw the horrors of this war up close. Today we'll hear from that friend.And the U-S has imposed new sanctions against Russia, with a more personal feel: the two adult daughters of Vladimir Putin were the targets of those sanctions. We look into what kind of impact that will have on Putin himself and the war in Ukraine. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukraine's President Zelensky addressed the U-N Security Council this morning, saying the Russian military must be brought to justice for war crimes immediately---he also implored the United Nations to get much more involved in countering the Russian invasion of his country. This comes after Ukraine says Russian troops massacred civilians in the town of Bucha, suburb of the capital Kyiv. President Biden has already called for a war crimes trial for Vladimir Putin. So we'll take a closer look at whether the U-N or The Hague can stop the Russian war machine in Ukraine. We will also head back to Kyiv to talk to Ukrainian man you heard from earlier in the war. He had spent some time in a bomb shelter. He also says his friend just visited Bucha to see the destruction up close. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia is facing intense international criticism as mounting evidence emerges that Russian troops carried out consistent war crimes in areas of Ukraine they've been occupying. Images are coming out from villages in the suburbs of Kyiv, that were up until about 48 hours ago under Russian control, of bodies of dozens, maybe even hundreds, of civilians on the streets...apparently killed by Russian forces. President Biden now calling for a war crimes trial against Vladimir Putin.What's next in this transitional stage of the war......and how likely is it that any Russian will stand trial for war crimes?And we talk to a man in Ukraine who says he's coordinating a group of cyber warriors to go after Russia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A group based right here in Southern California has gone on a rescue mission in Ukraine to help people with disabilities leave the country as Russia presses on with its invasion. We'll find out about how the group is helping people start a new life. We head back to Ukraine for an update on a man who's from a city in the eastern part of the country that's been under almost constant, heavy Russian attack for the last five weeks. His dad and friend were nearly killed in a bombing, before they were able to get out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden is hoping to offset months of chaos in the global oil market touched off by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, after he announced the release of one million barrels of oil per day from the country's strategic petroleum reserve, for the next six months. The goal is to reduce record-high gas prices--will it work? The White House says it's hearing Vladimir Putin's own advisers are basically lying to him about the war in Ukraine. We look into why and what that means for possible peace. We head to Poland to talk to a veterinarian from San Diego who's there taking care of pets and other animals impacted by the war. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

24 hours ago, Russian leaders were promising to halt most, if not all, of their military operations in and around Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv. Perhaps unsurprisingly, 24 hours later and the Russians have continued to launch missile and artillery strikes on Kyiv proper and many of its suburbs.The Pentagon says it's watching Russian forces being repositioned, rather than withdrawing from Ukraine. So the war rages on, even as the two countries are still talking peace in Turkey---we'll get updated on all of it.Then we'll talk with a woman from Ukraine who's now one of about four million people who've left the country since the war began. She explains how she made the difficult decision to leave. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

During peace talks in Turkey today, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators were to said to make some progress; but there still is no end in site to the fighting. Russia says it's halting military operations in and around Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv. U.S. intelligence, however, isn't buying it----they see a repositioning of forces around Kyiv, not a withdrawal. We'll take a closer look.We head to Ukraine where we talk to a journalist who, before Russia's invasion, had been writing about culture and issues of the day. Now he's focused on helping people struggling during the war. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An estimated 3-million Ukrainians have been on the move, leaving their homes.......their cities.......and often the country entirely, to avoid getting caught in the middle of Russia's ongoing invasion. With that number of refugees growing by the day, we've been bringing you the stories of Ukraine's civilians taking extreme measures to escape the war. We'll bring you one more very personal story today.We will also get you up-to-date on a busy weekend of activity in and around Ukraine, where President Biden seemingly called for regime change in Russia; and the Russian military struck closer yet to NATO territory, with a missile strike just a few miles away from the Polish border. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden heads east from Brussels to Poland today, where he met with U-S troops stationed only a few dozen miles away from the Ukrainian border. The president telling them the consequences of the war in Ukraine could extend around the world. This comes before meeting with Ukrainian refugees in the country and delivering a major address tomorrow--so we'll head to Poland.The war in Ukraine has forced families to make brutally tough decisions: escaping advancing Russian troops sometimes means having to leave relatives behind. We talked to one woman from Mariupol who escaped but wasn't able to get a hold of her grandma who was still there. Well, we have an update for you. Russia's military might be kinda, sorta throwing in the towel on its original war ambitions to take over all of Ukraine. Top Russian generals today insisted they never wanted to occupy big cities like Kyiv; instead they're concentrating on holding territory in Eastern Ukraine. Does this mean Russia is losing? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden and his fellow NATO leaders made it clear today in Brussels that the alliance was as unified and resolute as ever, in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It's no small feat that the president, and his counterparts in London, Paris and Berlin have keep the infamously disagreeable NATO allies in lock step against Russia's aggression---we'll take a closer look at how they've done it and what's next in standing up to Vladimir Putin.We then head back to Ukraine to talk to a man in Kyiv whose family was dealing with a COVID outbreak when the war started. Since then, medicine and medical care have suddenly became hard to find. The Biden administration has put together a team of experts and military personnel to come up with scenarios and responses if Russian troops were to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine. What would NATO's response be, and would the use of chemical weapons constitute a new "red line?" To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden travels across the Atlantic to meet with NATO allies in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine. The president is floating the idea of more sanctions--and strengthening the sanctions already issued, to prevent Russia from wiggling around them.Also on the agenda: allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine and sending more American troops to Eastern European positionsAnd we're heading back to Ukraine to talk about a dog. Not just any dog but a traveling dog and Instagram star who's stuck with her owners trying to dodge Russian bombs and stay safe.The FBI is warning that Russian cyber hackers are cyber-casing some energy companies and other big businesses here in the U-S. How destructive could Russian cyber attacks be.......and are we prepared to defend against them........and even retaliate? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ukrainian city of Mariupol continues to represent the worst horrors of Russia's invasion. It is the scene of bloody urban combat and, with repeated targeting by Russian military, there are thought to be thousands of dead civilians there.We'll talk with one woman who made it out.The Biden administration is warning businesses to be on the look out for Russian cyberattacks. If those do come fast and furious, could it spark a military response?More and more Ukrainian refugees........and even some Russians..........are showing up to the U-S/Mexico border with the intention of making it into the United States. We'll take a closer look at how officials are handling these complex new migrant patterns. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the war in Ukraine is about to reach the one month mark, it is increasingly average Ukrainian citizens paying the biggest price for Russia's invasion. Apartment blocks hit with missiles, shopping malls leveled; and in one case, a theater packed with sheltering civilians bombed from the air.Ukraine is, however, pushing back; its military refusing to walk away from the port city of Mariupol. And as more refugees leave the country, we'll look into where they're going and if many plan to return home. And later in today's podcast, we'll head to the Russian occupied city of Kherson...where Russian troops have apparently attacked protesters....and talk with one woman caught in the middle of it all. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Western Ukraine has escaped the worst of Russia's invasion of the country. The region that borders no fewer than four NATO countries has been mostly calm....until now. Russian forces launched a barrage of missiles on the outskirts of Lviv, a key city in that part of the country. We'll take you to Lviv for reaction. Then we'll head to the other side of Ukraine, the war-torn east, and talk with a resident of the city Kharkiv, which has been under near daily bombardment since the invasion began.President Biden had a long chat with China's leader over the war. Can the Chinese be talked out of providing aid and support to the floundering Russian army?And Vladimir Putin held a big rally today in Moscow to drum up support for the invasion, which of course he isn't calling an "invasion". We'll take a closer look at how Putin gets out of the mess of his own creation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's a lot of information and misinformation about what's going on in Ukraine.President Biden has called Vladimir Putin a war criminal. Could that make diplomacy more difficult? And we speak with a doctor in Ukraine who says hospitals are being overwhelmed. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia's offensive continues, but there is some optimism about peace talks between the two sides. Ukraine's president makes a powerful and emotional plea for more help to a joint-session of Congress. We talk to a Ukrainian who has fled Kyiv about that speech from President Zelensky. President Biden responded to Zelensky's speech with 800-million dollars in military aid, but he says a no-fly zone is a no-go. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia's military marches west, bringing danger close to the border with Poland. Ukrainians in the capital city of Kyiv are preparing for the worst.An American rabbi is now in Poland, helping Ukrainian refugees. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've covered the pandemic for the past 2 years, but now we've got a new focus on this show: Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On today's podcast, Russia appears to be gearing up for an attack on Ukraine's capital city. We speak to a teenage refugee who is now in Greece with his family. And we hear from a Ukrainian woman who got married the day the Russians invaded. President Biden announces more sanctions on Russia's economy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, the podcast is changing. After 2 years covering the pandemic, we are focusing on what's now the biggest story in the world: The War in Ukraine. On today's podcast, we talk to a Ukrainian who lives in the capital city of Kyiv and says he'll never leave. The Ukrainian owner of a Russian restaurant in New York is dealing with hate mail, vandalism, and moreThe U-S House of Representatives approves a package that includes billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine. More major companies are pulling out of Russia. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've spent the last two years on this show covering the pandemic, when that was the world's biggest story. Now we're shifting gears, and focusing on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On today's podcast, more accusations of war crimes by Russia as a maternity hospital in Ukraine is bombed. We speak with a woman in Southern Ukraine, in an area currently under Russian control. Vice President Kamala Harris travels to Poland, which has taken in a number of Ukrainian refugees. But this comes as the Pentagon rejects a plan to hand over Polish fighter jets to Ukraine. And sanctions against Russia are ratcheting up, with the U-S officially banning Russian oil. But could that move backfire? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We will continue to bring you the absolute latest in COVID news and developments as the pandemic continues to impact our world, but for the time being we're shifting our focus to the global crisis that is front and center: Russia's invasion of Ukraine.On today's podcast, President Biden is starting to take the gloves on when it comes to making Russia feel financial pain. The president today put a ban on Russian oil imports into the U-S. The goal is to rock the now-fragile Russian economy even harder..........but we'll also feel it here with ever increasing gas prices.A doctor right here in southern California was all set to head to Ukraine to help train civilians in combat medicine. But now he can't go because the Russians might be after him--so we'll talk with him.We head back to Ukraine to talk to with a woman who was forced to evacuate Kyiv and is doing what she can do to help the war effort.....including making Molotov cocktails. And we'll talk with a long time Moscow based, American report who got out of Russia after new press censorship laws were put into place. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, this is still the coronavirus daily podcast..........but we're going to put a pause on bringing you the latest COVID news to temporarily shift our focus to what is arguably the biggest global crisis underway right now---Russia's invasion of Ukraine.There is seemingly no end in site for Russia's war against Ukraine. As Russian forces step up their attacks against Ukrainian cities, there still hasn't been any establishment of reliable humanitarian corridors for escaping civilians to use.We'll talk to a woman there who says she got out of her hometown, in a suburb of Kyiv, right after Russian tanks moved in. The U-S is working with its partners in Europe on a possible ban of Russian oil imports. We'll look into what this will do to already high gas prices here at home. And we'll take the pulse of a very anxious Wall Street. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There was a lot of controversy when the FDA approved an expensive, and possibly ineffective drug for Alzheimer's patients last year. Turns out this has become a trend---the FDA has been busy greenlighting several contested drugs under so-called "accelerated approval"---we'll take a closer look.And which of the COVID-induced changes to the American workplace will be sticking around for good........and which ones will be tossed out with your old face masks? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden has announced a new plan for the pandemic that will let people take antiviral drugs immediately after testing positive, right at the pharmacy and free of charge. They're calling it "test to treat," we'll explain how that will work. Did you notice all the faces at the State of the Union? Masks were not required in House chambers last night, in a scene that almost looked like a slice of pre-pandemic life. We'll look into whether this is a signal that lawmakers and the Biden administration are ready to move on from COVID. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

California is ready to let school kids show their faces. It's lifting the statewide mask mandate in schools, in two weeks. But state public health officials are going to great pains to recommend continued mask wearing in classrooms, even if it's not mandatory.And the ultimate decisions on ending or continuing mask mandates will fall to individual school districts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The CDC says most Americans live in places where healthy people can safely stop wearing masks. This comes in new guidelines that shift from looking at COVID-19 case counts to a more holistic view of COVID risk to a community. Developing countries and international aid organizations have spent the better part of a year asking for more COVID vaccine doses to be available outside of Western countries-----we'll take a closer look at why that's still not happening. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two pharmaceutical companies say their new COVID vaccine can is 100 percent effective against severe disease and hospitalization. We take a closer look at how this new vaccine could be utilized.......and whether we all eventually might be getting booster shots of this stuff.Los Angeles County is easing its indoor mask mandate this week. You'll still have to wear one inside unless that business requires proof of vaccination. If so, then it's masks off. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Were the COVID booster shots just the start of what will become annual--or even twice annual--vaccine doses to keep up our immunity against the coronavirus? There's new research out that could provide answers to how many more needles might be in our future.And because of our less-than-stellar response to the COVID pandemic, and all of the losses this country has had to absorb over these past two years, will the United States emerge from the pandemic in a much weaker state against global competition? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Doctors have been warning of a new COVID variant that could pop up and cause problems like Delta and omicron. It might already be among us.........as we'll turn our attention back toward the so called "little brother" variant of omicron.And the blockade of truckers protesting COVID vaccine mandates in Canada's capitol Ottawa........which captured the attention of Fox News and the broader movement against COVID restrictions in general..........has likely reached the end of the road. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Turns out that even with the massive spread of the omicron COVID variant and the resulting spike in hospitalizations and deaths this winter, omicron could turn out to be a long-term benefit in moving on from the COVID pandemic.And another problem people with long COVID might have to worry about---long-term heart issues. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

California's indoor mask mandate disappears at midnight. That is unless you're in LA or Santa Clara counties. Even Disneyland says no more masks. The Coachella and Stagecoach festivals also say no masks will be needed. So why are mask requirements still in place for kids in schools?And if you're feeling especially unsure about the world as the COVID pandemic seems to be winding down, you're not alone. We'll discuss the psychology of dealing with--and accepting--a COVID-changed world. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While the overwhelming majority of you were probably watching the action on the field yesterday, we couldn't help but notice that during crowd shots of fans at Sofi Stadium during the Super Bowl...........barely a mask could be found, in spite of what were supposed to be strict masking rules. Are mask mandates on life support?And while the hope is that new future COVID variants will get weaker and producer more milder illnesses, thus helping us all move past this pandemic.........what if it doesn't turn out that way? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Parents who were hoping to get their babies and toddlers vaccinated soon will have to wait even longer--if it ever happens. U-S health regulators have pushed back a public meeting to review Pfizer's COVID vaccine for kids under 5. The FDA says it's delaying the meeting to allow time for Pfizer to provide more data on a three-dose regimen of the vaccine. And you've probably heard these terms thrown around a lot recently: "pandemic" and "endemic." We will take a closer look at what could be a transitional phase of our COVID struggle. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So what did you do right after your COVID or flu shot? Did you go home and take it easy out of concerns of potential side effects? Or did you go for a long run or walk? New research shows exercising right after you're vaccinated could help the dose be more effective.And what if the key to losing weight was something as simple as...........getting more sleep? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the big mysteries of the pandemic is why some people haven't gotten sick yet while others around them have. We will try to unravel this as the answers might not be so clear. California's indoor mask mandate ends next week but many people will probably keep their masks on anyway. So is there a "right" time to ditch the masks? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By now...we've all likely been exposed to COVID somewhere and at some point during this pandemic. Is all of that viral exposure slowly helping our immune systems? Johnson & Johnson reportedly stopped making its COVID vaccine, temporarily, at a plant in the Netherlands. This comes as developing countries badly need the vaccine. The reason behind the halt in vaccine production might make people mad. And the pandemic could be leading to more broken hearts--literally. Researchers have been noticing a rise in broken-heart syndrome the past two years. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The CDC would really like to see and know what you're flushing down the toilet. The public health agency is expanding programs so scientists can study wastewater, which may hold the key to learning about COVID spread in your city.And the future of COVID prevention through vaccines might not involve any needles at all............it could be a vaccine delivered through a nasal spray. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When your grandmother used to tell you that getting a little sunshine would do you good, turns out she knew what she was talking about.The sun could help you avoid the worst of COVID. A new study out of Israel found a correlation between Vitamin D deficiency and the severity of COVID illnesses. Vitamin D deficient patients were 14 times more likely to have a severe or a critical case of COVID than those who aren't deficient. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Doctors and scientists have been saying COVID will eventually become endemic......meaning the virus is still there, still circulating but it's manageable---nowhere near as rampant and deadly as it is now.But one biosecurity expert in Australia say COVID will never get to that point. It'll remain an epidemic. She says it's because there are large rapid rises in case numbers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Think back to when this all started, March of 2020 when the world basically shut down. We were told we all had to stay home to both flatten the curve and save lives. Well, new analysis from Johns Hopkins University found that all those lockdowns had very little impact on saving lives in both the U-S and Europe.With the worst of omicron seemingly behind us as cases continue to drop, many doctors are now saying it's time to start easing COVID restrictions--and that includes taking off our masks. Does the science support gradually moving on from the pandemic? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices