COVID-19: Seattle Podcast
COVID-19: Seattle Podcast

COVID-19: Seattle Podcast

KIRO Radio

Overview
Episodes

Details

Coronavirus came to Seattle in late January and put our state on the front lines of a national public health crisis. Stay informed with KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo as they discuss the top stories of the week and track how COVID-19 is impacting our community.

Recent Episodes

Stuck on a Vaccine Waitlist?
FEB 18, 2021
Stuck on a Vaccine Waitlist?
<p>KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo join up for the last time, after nearly a year of this reporting project.&nbsp;</p> <p>They'll discuss the impossible online waitlists for vaccines, and if we're ready to reopen schools. And, over the past year of this crisis, what story or moment has stuck with Dave and Aaron the most?</p> <p>This will be the final formal episode of the <strong><em>COVID-19: Seattle</em></strong> podcast. To keep up with us elsewhere, you can:</p> <ul> <li>Sign up for <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/newsletters/?#//">our newsletter</a>, which goes out once a week. We'll continue to collect local pandemic news for you in one easy place.</li> <li>Subscribe to Dave's podcast, <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/ross-files-with-dave-ross">Ross Files</a>, for in-depth interviews with experts and local leaders.</li> </ul> <p>Thank you to all of our loyal listeners over the past year!</p>
play-circle
12 MIN
A Year Ago Today: Treating the First Coronavirus Patient in the US
JAN 21, 2021
A Year Ago Today: Treating the First Coronavirus Patient in the US
<p>Dr. George Diaz is an infectious disease specialist with Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, WA. He treated the very first confirmed coronavirus patient in the United States, isolating him with the hospital's strictest Ebola precautions and using a robot for examinations.&nbsp;</p> <p>Exactly a year later, he joins KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo on the COVID-19: Seattle podcast to reflect on those earliest days of the pandemic, and make predictions for the year ahead.</p>
play-circle
15 MIN
Amid Slow Vaccine Rollout, Teachers Lobby for Early Doses
JAN 14, 2021
Amid Slow Vaccine Rollout, Teachers Lobby for Early Doses
<p>KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo discuss the vaccine rollout in Washington state, and whether teachers should be able to cut the line. You can check your current eligibility for the vaccine <a href="https://wadoh.jotform.com/203418436942154">here</a>.</p> <p>And, Whatcom County is seeing a surge of cases. They expect January to triple what they saw in December, which was already the county's worst month ever. Dave and Aaron issue a timely reminder: don't forget about "stranger bias."</p>
play-circle
11 MIN
Your Vaccine Questions, Answered
JAN 7, 2021
Your Vaccine Questions, Answered
<p>KIRO Radio's Dave Ross speaks with Dr. Keith Jerome, head of the University of Washington's Virology Lab, to answer common questions about the vaccine rollout and address the post-holiday surge in cases.</p> <p>Plus, reporter Aaron Granillo joins with more information about your place in line for a vaccine, and the statewide app that should be online next week.</p>
play-circle
12 MIN
A Look Back at the Earliest Days of the Pandemic
DEC 31, 2020
A Look Back at the Earliest Days of the Pandemic
<p>Social Distancing... lockdowns... PPE shortages... and distance learning. Those were just a handful of the major challenges we faced in 2020.</p> <p>And KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo tracked it all right here, day by day.</p> <p>What were people in Washington thinking and feeling during the very first statewide lockdown? Did the predictions of doctors and researchers in the early days come true?&nbsp;</p> <p>Aaron is joined by KIRO Radio's Mike Lewis as they listen back to the earliest episodes of this podcast and discuss the milestone moments in the pandemic from 2020.</p>
play-circle
12 MIN