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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Remember COVID? It’s back. Here’s what to do about the uptick

    The CDC says COVID hospitalizations started to tick up toward the end of July – to around 8,000 a week. How worrisome is this, and when could another booster shot roll out?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 3, 2023 • 1 min read

    The CDC says COVID hospitalizations started to tick up toward the end of July – to around 8,000 a week. How worrisome is this, and when could another booster shot roll out?

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    5. 39:31Make ice cream at home — you don’t even need fancy equipment
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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    WGA and studios to reopen negotiations. How productive will they be?
    1. 0:00WGA and studios will thaw out talks that went stale for 3 months
    2. 7:12Big-name ESPN commentators lose jobs as Disney weighs partial sale
    3. 15:40Remember COVID? It’s back. Here’s what to do about the uptickYou’re reading this
    4. 23:00Weekend film reviews: ‘Meg 2,’ ‘The Beasts,’ ‘Kokomo City’
    5. 39:31Make ice cream at home — you don’t even need fancy equipment
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand