Biden and COVID-19

We ask the experts about Biden's plans to increase COVID-19 testing, shore up PPE and supply chains, and institute a national mask mandate. The seventh and final episode in a special two-week series on health care and the presidential election, examining the health policy goals, actions and impacts of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.


Guests: Brooke Nichols, PhD, Assistant Professor of Global Health, Boston University School of Public health

Nicolette Louissaint, PhD, Executive Director, Healthcare Ready

Leana Wen, MD, Emergency Physician and Public Health Professor, George Washington University


Explore the candidates' health policy positions, what we know about them, plus expert analysis: https://tradeoffs.org/trumpbiden/


Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/09/24/biden-and-covid-19/


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