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Petrie Dish

An explainer podcast on the coronavirus and its ripple effects with bioscience and medicine journalist Bonnie Petrie from Texas Public Radio.

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'It turns the amplifier on' — The impact of long COVID

'It turns the amplifier on' — The impact of long COVID

As waves of omicron and its extremely contagious subvariants burn through previously uninfected populations, it has beco... Read more

17 May 2022

32mins

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Wastewater testing could help control COVID's spread. Why isn't it happening across America?

Wastewater testing could help control COVID's spread. Why isn't it happening across America?

COVID-19 testing clinics around the country are closing, and federal funding for free clinical testing is drying up. But... Read more

21 Apr 2022

27mins

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Peter Hotez on the Texas-made COVID vaccine that could help billions

Peter Hotez on the Texas-made COVID vaccine that could help billions

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Ask the experts: Long-haul COVID

Ask the experts: Long-haul COVID

In this episode, Bonnie Petrie guest hosts The Source on Texas Public Radio to put listener questions about long-haul CO... Read more

15 Jan 2022

50mins

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The other Texas drought: Rural hospital closures

The other Texas drought: Rural hospital closures

Texas has had 24 rural hospital closures since 2005, the most in the country, and the problem is being felt by the most ... Read more

20 Dec 2021

51mins

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Omicron: The escape mutant

Omicron: The escape mutant

New research out of South Africa and the UK have found that the omicron variant dramatically reduces vaccine effectivene... Read more

15 Dec 2021

22mins

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Parents' COVID vaccine questions, answered

Parents' COVID vaccine questions, answered

Children between 5 and 11 are now eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Is the vaccine safe for people in t... Read more

15 Nov 2021

37mins

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Introducing: When You Become Your Parent's Parent

Introducing: When You Become Your Parent's Parent

A new podcast from Texas Public Radio explores the confusion, heartbreak, and joy of moving back home to care for an agi... Read more

28 Oct 2021

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What you need to know about vaccine booster shots

What you need to know about vaccine booster shots

On this episode of Petrie Dish, host Bonnie Petrie speaks with Dr. Tracey Baas of Texas Biomedical Institute about timin... Read more

21 Oct 2021

26mins

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