COVID-19 ‌has‌ ‌dominated‌ ‌headlines‌ ‌nearly‌ ‌the‌ ‌entire‌ ‌year‌ ‌–‌ ‌and‌ has ‌affected‌ ‌life‌ ‌for‌ ‌every‌ ‌single‌ ‌one‌ ‌of‌ ‌us.‌ ‌ ‌And‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌first‌ ‌images‌ ‌of‌ ‌people‌ ‌receiving‌ much-anticipated‌ ‌vaccinations‌ ‌last‌ ‌week,‌ ‌there‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌glimmer‌ ‌of‌ ‌hope‌ ‌for‌ ‌some‌ ‌return‌ ‌to‌ ‌some‌ ‌sort‌ ‌of‌ ‌normalcy‌ – ‌though‌ ‌we‌ ‌still‌ ‌have‌ ‌a‌ ‌while.‌ ‌In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode,‌ Adena and Kara ‌talk‌ ‌to‌ ‌Jerrilyn‌ ‌Jones,‌ M.D., MPH. She's the‌ ‌medical‌ ‌director‌ ‌for‌ ‌health‌ ‌preparedness‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌Arkansas‌ ‌Department‌ ‌of‌ ‌Health‌ ‌and‌ ‌a‌ ‌practicing‌ ‌emergency‌ ‌medicine‌ ‌physician‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌University‌ ‌of‌ ‌Arkansas‌ ‌for‌ ‌Medical‌ ‌Sciences.‌ ‌ ‌

 This episode's Turn to Your Neighbor segment features Steven Savage, a public affairs professional in Blytheville, Arkansas.  

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Edited and produced by: Katrina Dupins and Prentice Dupins Jr.

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