"Flurona," silly name but problematic flu-COVID combo -- The great COVID schools debate reemerges -- Focusing on illnesses, not cases

This is not the new year mashup we were hoping for: catching the flu, and COVID, at the same time--it's being labeled "Flurona"and the first case has been reported in Los Angeles County. Add one more anxiety to your pandemic bingo cards.

Schools in Chicago are closing again. The teacher's union there voting to go back to remote learning because of the omicron surge, running up against Chicago's mayor and many parents who have no desire to go back to Zoom classes. Will the same thing start happening in more school districts across the country?

And with the rate of new infections setting pandemic records on an almost daily basis ....should we really still be focusing on cases when deciding to shut things down? A growing number of doctors say no. 

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices