Journalists Dig in on Delta Variant Risks and Opioid Overdose Deaths

KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber discussed outbreaks caused by the covid-19 delta variant in Missouri and elsewhere on Newsy on Thursday.

Click here to watch Weber on Newsy
Read Weber’s “The Delta Variant Thrives in a State of Political and Public Health Discord”

KHN correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioids and the rise in overdose deaths on Newsy’s “Morning Rush” on July 16.

Click here to watch Pattani on Newsy
Read Pattani’s “How ERs Fail Patients With Addiction: One Patient’s Tragic Death”

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<h1>Journalists Dig in on Delta Variant Risks and Opioid Overdose Deaths</h1>
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			July 24, 2021		</time>
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<p>KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber discussed outbreaks caused by the covid-19 delta variant in Missouri and elsewhere on Newsy on Thursday. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.newsy.com/stories/missouri-grapples-with-delta-variant-surge/">Click here to watch Weber on Newsy</a></li><li>Read Weber’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/missouri-covid-delta-variant-thrives-political-discord-public-health/">The Delta Variant Thrives in a State of Political and Public Health Discord</a>”</li></ul><p>KHN correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioids and the rise in overdose deaths on Newsy’s “Morning Rush” on July 16.    </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.newsy.com/stories/what-s-behind-the-rise-in-u-s-overdose-deaths/">Click here to watch Pattani on Newsy</a></li><li>Read Pattani’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/how-ers-fail-patients-with-addiction-one-patients-tragic-death/">How ERs Fail Patients With Addiction: One Patient’s Tragic Death</a>”</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-dig-in-on-delta-variant-risks-and-opioid-overdose-deaths/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-dig-in-on-delta-variant-risks-and-opioid-overdose-deaths/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-dig-in-on-delta-variant-risks-and-opioid-overdose-deaths/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Dig%20in%20on%20Delta%20Variant%20Risks%20and%20Opioid%20Overdose%20Deaths&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Farticle%2Fjournalists-dig-in-on-delta-variant-risks-and-opioid-overdose-deaths%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-dig-in-on-delta-variant-risks-and-opioid-overdose-deaths/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-dig-in-on-delta-variant-risks-and-opioid-overdose-deaths/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1347161&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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