Seattle’s pretty vaxxed – now what?
Seattle has reached a 70% vaccination rate and Washington is getting ready to reopen. Virologist Angela Rasmussen answers questions about vaccine protection, variants, boosters, and what precautions to take as the region lifts restrictions. Plus, New York Times tech correspondent Karen Weise on conditions in an Amazon warehouse during the pandemic and Seattle Times reporter Joseph O’Sullivan on the limits of the governor’s veto powers.
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A virologist takes on your Covid questions
Seattle has reached a 70% vaccination rate and Washington is getting ready to reopen. Virologist Angela Rasmussen answers questions about vaccine protection, variants, boosters, and what precautions to take as the region lifts restrictions. Dr. Rasmussen is a virologist with the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Research Organization at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada.
Veto powers: Washington State Supreme Court v. Inslee
The veto is one of the most powerful tools at the disposal of our state and federal executive branches. Last week the Washington Supreme Court began hearing arguments for a case called Washington State Legislature vs. Jay Inslee. And at the center of the case is a question about just how far the veto power can go. Seattle Times reporter Joseph O’Sullivan helps explain the case.
How hard did Amazon push its workers during the pandemic?
A new New York Times investigation says that a New York City Amazon warehouse was "achieving the impossible" during the pandemic. Profits soared while workers cranked out orders – often without information on covid conditions and cases. New York Times tech correspondent Karen Weise has details on the investigation.
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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