Coronacast Episode 04 – The Dark Side of Public Health Data Collection & Risk Communication

On this episode of Coronacast, Kyle Roland walks us through the trade offs between how contact tracing can help us contain the COVID-19 pandemic, and the risks of large-scale public health data collection. Next up, Alexandra Kirton sheds light on the gaps in risk communication and what public officials can do better inform the public.

Our news segment at the beginning of the episode looks at New York City’s Phase 1 reopening amidst Black Lives Matter protests.

TRANSCRIPT:

0:00: Welcome from hosts Rhea and Luisa

0:33: Top news of the week 

4:35: Kyle Roland on Contact Tracing & the Risks of Public Health Data Collection

12:51: Lexi Kirton on Risk Communication during this Pandemic

WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK PROTEST AUDIO SPEAKERS:

• Elder Kirsten John Foy, Founder, Arc of Justice
• Erica Ford, CEO of LIFE Camp

RESOURCES TO DONATE:

• ACLU – Call for Justice for George Floyd
• Black Lives Matter
• Black Visions Collective
• Brooklyn Community Bail Out Fund
• National Bail Out
• Until Freedom
• Justice League NYC
• Reclaim the Block

NEWS:

• George Floyd Protests Add New Front Line for Coronavirus Doctors
• Mayor de Blasio vows to cut NYPD funding
• Commuters in Face Masks on the Subway as N.Y.C. Begins Reopening
• Trump Attacking Vote by Mail Policies