Listen: What We’ve Learned After Two Years of the Pandemic

CNN’s Brian Stelter marks the two-year anniversary of the pandemic on his “Reliable Sources” podcast in conversation with KHN Editor-in-Chief Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal and James Hamblin, a former staff writer at The Atlantic. The journalists discuss how society grappled with the trauma of the covid-19 pandemic and the governmental missteps that compounded that trauma.

“Everyone has experienced the suffering of the pandemic in his or her or their own way,” said Rosenthal, “and so much of it feels unnecessary had we had a strong national response.” In particular, Rosenthal cited the failure to track health care workers lost on the front line and toxic politics that undermined public health agencies throughout the country.

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<h1>Listen: What We’ve Learned After Two Years of the Pandemic</h1>
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<p>CNN’s Brian Stelter marks the two-year anniversary of the pandemic on his “<a href="https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/reliable-sources/episodes/77fc5b2b-cfa0-435d-be16-ae550008945c">Reliable Sources” podcast</a> in conversation with KHN Editor-in-Chief Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal and James Hamblin, a former staff writer at The Atlantic. The journalists discuss how society grappled with the trauma of the covid-19 pandemic and the governmental missteps that compounded that trauma. </p><p>“Everyone has experienced the suffering of the pandemic in his or her or their own way,” said Rosenthal, “and so much of it feels unnecessary had we had a strong national response.” In particular, Rosenthal cited the failure to track health care workers <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/tag/lost-on-the-frontline/">lost on the front line</a> and toxic politics that <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/tag/underfunded-and-under-threat/">undermined public health</a> agencies throughout the country.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/listen-what-weve-learned-after-two-years-of-the-pandemic/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/listen-what-weve-learned-after-two-years-of-the-pandemic/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/listen-what-weve-learned-after-two-years-of-the-pandemic/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Listen%3A%20What%20We%E2%80%99ve%20Learned%20After%20Two%20Years%20of%20the%20Pandemic&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTQ2MjAyMQ&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/listen-what-weve-learned-after-two-years-of-the-pandemic/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/listen-what-weve-learned-after-two-years-of-the-pandemic/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</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/listen-what-weve-learned-after-two-years-of-the-pandemic/">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=1462021&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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