407 - Navigating Another COVID Holiday Season

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coming into this holiday season, things seemed a lot brighter than they did a year ago in terms of COVID safety: We have a broader toolbox including masks, ventilation, rapid tests, vaccines, and more. But a new variant of concern and rising levels of transmission remind us that we are still in a pandemic. Epidemiologist <strong>Keri Althoff</strong> and mental health expert <strong>Elizabeth Stuart</strong> return to the podcast to talk with <strong>Stephanie Desmon</strong> about navigating holiday gatherings and travel this year, and how we’re slowly moving towards the ultimate goal of living with COVID as an endemic virus. </span></p>