44. Talking to the guy they has been tracking COVID since well before lockdowns: Mark Sumner

<p>We at Daily Kos were prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic from the very start thanks to comprehensive and relentless coverage by <a href="https://twitter.com/Devilstower" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/Devilstower&source=gmail&ust=1638409331702000&usg=AOvVaw0sypBYWYtqp-bXdtsbaJGW">Mark Sumner</a>. He wrote his <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/1/23/1913528/-Wuhan-virus-shows-the-absolute-necessity-and-difficulty-of-controlling-emerging-diseases" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/1/23/1913528/-Wuhan-virus-shows-the-absolute-necessity-and-difficulty-of-controlling-emerging-diseases&source=gmail&ust=1638409331702000&usg=AOvVaw3dzzd-dMkOqR_-NnGq3kYB">first story</a> on the emerging pandemic on Jan. 23, 2020, and has since written 382 additional stories, including <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/11/30/2066821/-Omicron-update-Among-a-sea-of-concerns-there-s-one-hopeful-sign" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/11/30/2066821/-Omicron-update-Among-a-sea-of-concerns-there-s-one-hopeful-sign&source=gmail&ust=1638409331702000&usg=AOvVaw36BdJM_HOLVRPdYYQN6fAS">a recent update</a> on the omicron variant. Today, Mark joins me and Cara Zelaya to talk about the evolving face of the pandemic and why we can’t allow COVID-19 to become endemic.</p>