First, Leslie gives her take on today's news in her 'Ripped from the Headlines' segment.
Here are the stories that she covered:
1. AXIOS: "Top military leaders in quarantine after possible COVID-19 exposure"
2. CNN: "Fed chair warns of economic tragedy if America can't control the coronavirus"
3. CNN BUSINESS: "Goldman Sachs: A Democratic sweep would mean faster economic recovery"
4. AUDIO: A portion of Former First Lady Michelle Obama's 24-minute 'Closing Argument' video on the upcoming presidential election (3:50 in length)
5. NBC News: (Story broke while on air) "Trump rejects Democrats' COVID-19 aid offer, says no deal until after the election"
Then, Leslie is joined by joined by Dr. Bob Bollinger, the Raj and Kamla Gupta Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Bollinger holds joint appointments in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and in Community Public Health at the JH School of Nursing.
They discuss the latest news surrounding COVID-19, including President Trump's diagnosis, and his cavalier attitude toward the virus. They also analyze the Trump White House nixing tougher FDA guidelines on vaccine approval, and how dangerous that move could end up being.
Dr. Bollinger is Founding Director of the Center for Clinical GlobaJohns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE). Their website is main.ccghe.net and their Facebook page is Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education.
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