HealthConnections: COVID-19 Variants in Tennessee

WUOT | By Chrissy Keuper

Published July 27, 2021 at 9:53 AM EDT

The Delta variant of the COVID virus currently makes up about 83% of all cases of COVID in the United States and case counts continue to rise. Dr. Carole Myers, Professor in the University of Tennessee College of Nursing speaks with Dr. Mark Rasnake, board-certified infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist with University of Tennessee Medical Center, to help us understand what is going on with the Delta variant and the implications of the current situation.

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Chrissy Keuper

Chrissy served as WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue from late 2021 to early 2023. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She had previously been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally filled in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.

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