The COVID Pod with Dr. Ashish Jha
The Brown Daily Herald welcomes Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, Dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University, to discuss public health measures and national news surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as local issues in Rhode Island and at Brown.
Episodes
10 episodes
Episode 10: Approaching a More 'Normal' Fall 2021
On the last episode of The COVID Pod, recorded on the morning of April 9, 2021, Dean of the School of Public Health Ashish Jha is back to comment on Brown’s plans toward a more traditional semester in fall of 2021. The COVID Pod team discusses ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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31:50
Episode 9: Getting Vaccinated (with a side of free donuts)
On March 26, 2021, the COVID Pod team welcomes Dr. Ashish Jha again to discuss expanded vaccine eligibility coming soon to Rhode Island, how to address ongoing vaccine hesitancy and what the summer and next few years may look like after more pe...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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28:11
Episode 8: Marching Forward One Year Later
One year into the pandemic and on the anniversary of the day Brown announced it would be closing to students and faculty in the wake of COVID-19 in March of 2020, The COVID Pod team welcomes Dean of the School of Public Health Ashish Jha to hav...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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30:35
Episode 7: Optimistic Outcomes and Overcoming Hurdles: Managing COVID-19 in March 2021
In this episode of The COVID Pod with Dr. Ashish Jha, recorded Tuesday, March 2, Dr. Jha speaks to the importance of equitable vaccine distribution, ventilation over sanitation for public spaces and the promises of the recently authorized Johns...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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31:20
Episode 6: Virus Variants, Vaccines and Valentine's
On Friday, Feb. 12, the COVID Pod team sits down with Ashish Jha, dean of the School of Public Health, to discuss the variations underlying the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to stop its spread: virus variants, new vaccines in development — and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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27:16
Episode 5: Vaccinating the Nation, Two Doses at a Time
The COVID Pod is back in 2021 with more insight from Dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University Ashish Jha. On this episode, The COVID Pod team takes a look at vaccine administration — what has been done so far and where it is goin...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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21:36
Episode 4: Thanksgiving, Travel and Testimony
On this bonus episode of The COVID Pod with Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean Jha provides advice for managing COVID-19 over Thanksgiving. The COVID Pod team breaks down what students who must travel away from campus for the upcoming holidays, remote finals...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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20:03
Episode 3: The Future of Pfizer's Vaccine and President-Elect Biden's Transition Team
On Friday, Nov. 13, Dr. Ashish Jha and The Herald’s COVID Pod team discuss the aftermath of the 2020 Election and President-Elect Joe Biden’s announcement of a new COVID-19 task force. Dr. Jha also analyzes recent news from Pfizer that the comp...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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27:40
Episode 2: Voting, Lockdowns and Case Counts
On the eve of Halloween, Dr. Ashish Jha joins The Herald's COVID Pod team to discuss the implications of the Nov. 3 presidential election and how to safely exercise the right to vote. Dr. Jha also touches on the lockdowns occurring in multiple ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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27:14
Episode 1: Vaccine Trials, Group Gatherings and Flu Shots
In the inaugural episode of “The COVID Pod with Ashish Jha,” The Brown Daily Herald’s editor-in-chief Colleen Cronin joins Brown's Dean of the School of Public Health Ashish Jha, MD, MPH on Zoom to discuss the national news surrounding o...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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