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TribCast: Measles, COVID and the state of our public health system

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This week, on the fifth anniversary of the start of the COVID pandemic, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Dr. Peter Hotez, an author and vaccine and infectious disease expert, about the state of our public health system, the impact of the public health crisis and the outbreak of measles in West Texas.

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