The latest wave of Covid-19 pandemic, driven by the Delta variant, is ravaging the county — and while that affects everyone, the unvaccinated make up most of the new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. Some who haven't gotten the shot yet cite myths or misinformation, but others have more reasonable concerns.
To answer some weedy medical questions, we spoke to Dr. Paul Kamitsuka, chief epidemiologist for New Hanover Regional Medical Center and an infectious disease physician with Wilmington Health. Ivermectin? Hydroxychloroquine? Altered DNA? We get into it.
Then, we spoke to Carla Turner — New Hanover County's assistant health director — and Dr. Michael S. Thompson — professor of public health at UNC-Charlotte — about changes in public health policy, and people's resistance to it.
Plus, we went for a beer — hey, journalism is hard work — to hear from people who attended a vaccination clinic at a local brewery. What changed their mind? It might surprise you.
That's all coming up on the next edition of The Newsroom — listen live on Friday at noon or catch the rebroadcast Sunday at 1 p.m. on 91.3 FM. Or, find the show as a podcast, pretty much wherever you get your podcasts from.