A few words about our quite different roles well, nathan and i have the same role. Hes trying to steal the 20th century from me and doing a pretty good job of it, but we all have relatively different roles in backstory. 9 were going to talk about that a little bit. And then we are going to open it up to your questions. Just for starters, this is not what it looks like behind the scenes at backstory. In fact, were rarely in the same place at the same time. I had to Google Nathan to see what he looked like, for instance, even though i talk to him every week. So introducing myself, im a professor at the university of virginia, i cohost backstory and i direct the National Fellowship program at the jefferson scholars foundation. My cohost Nathan Connolly, of course, is known to most of you as an outstanding scholar. He is the Herbert Herbert baxter adams chair of history at the Johns Hopkins university. He is the author of a world more concrete real estate and the remaking of jim crows sout
Just so you know you are not on the wrong flight. Im brian balogh and ive been a cohost for backstory for over ten years now. Im going to introduce the panel and then were each going to say a few words about our quite different roles well, nathan and i have the same role. Hes trying to steal the 20th century from me and doing a pretty good job of it, but we all have relatively different roles in backstory. Were going to talk about that a little bit. And then we are going to open it up to your questions. Just for starters, this is not what it looks like behind the scenes at backstory. In fact, were rarely in the same place at the same time. I had to Google Nathan to see what he looked like, for instance, even though i talk to him every week. So introducing myself, im a professor at the university of virginia, i cohost backstory and i direct the National Fellowship program at the jefferson scholars foundation. My cohost Nathan Connolly, of course, is known to most of you as an outstandin
Economies the truth is many experts dont believe that will fully happen until there is a working vaccine but there is some promising news out of Oxford University in the United Kingdom according to a report in the New York Times scientists at the University Jenner Institute are ready to move forward with trials of an inoculation tested against previous versions of the crown of virus which were harmless to humans researchers at the National Institutes for health Rocky Mountain laboratory in montana tested the oxford vaccine on 6 monkeys now the animals were given a single dose and exposed to the current corona virus and after 4 weeks the monkeys are all healthy while other monkeys which were not inoculated and exposed to the corona virus did get sick speaking with the Economic Club of washington d. C. The United States top Infectious Disease specialist dr anthony said he was cautiously optimistic about these tests and spoke about the broader process of developing vaccines. There are goi
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Coronavirus, and covid19, the a diseasuses. This week all nine bay area counties extended a stay at home directive until the beginning of may, ctnew restns are now in place. They include banning most new construction, closing dog parks, playgrouand public picnic areas. Also, california students will likely continue distance learning, for the rest of the academic year. So far california hospitals have not seen the rapid surge in covid19 cases, which have overwhelmed new york and other hotspot region also this week, Top White House scientists revealed data showing that actions dilike socialancing and shutting nonessential businesses work. They can slow a surge in new cases if done early and aggressively. Joining us now is doctfo george ruth and an Infectious Disease epidemic knowledge is epidemiologist, thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me. We know this is a busy time for you, you have been an epidemiologist for 4 de you worked on the hiv crisis, ebola, and you have used tha