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Radio Free Lewisburg

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  • Dispatches from rural Pennsylvania about life during the great pandemic of 2020-2022. Hopefully someday we can stop talking about COVID and pivot to heartwarming stories about local folks. Hosted by Julie Hagenbuch.
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  • Episode 20: A Very Pandemic Holiday, Act II

    Episode 20: A Very Pandemic Holiday, Act II
    Dec 24 2021

    Sam & Julie are back to talk pandemic news here in small town Pennsylvania. Though we’d rather not be back to talk about the pandemic, it’s an unfortunate reality that cases are high and the hospitals are crowded. Again. Get the basics on what you need to know -- even if it feels nicer not to know -- about COVID during the winter holidays. 

    SHOW NOTES

    • The uses and limits of testing: "COVID Tests Weren't Designed For This," Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic

    • The context just before this wave and the need to focus on hospitalization stats rather than case rates: Twitter thread by John Burn-Murdoch

    • Everything you should to know about this wave of the pandemic - NPR, "UCSF Medicine Chair Answers our Omicron Questions"

    • Why vaccine mandates helped hospitals avoid staffing shortages: "Vaccine mandate has improved Pa. hospital staffing, even after 153 workers left: health system CEO," David Wenner, PennLive


    CONTACT US:
    If you’d like to send questions or stories to Radio Free Lewisburg, you can email us at radiofreelewisburg@gmail.com

     

    FEATURED MUSIC: "T-Shirts Silly Bus" by Captive Portal is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike License.   Produced in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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    38 mins
  • Episode 19: Ripping Off The Band-Aid

    Episode 19: Ripping Off The Band-Aid
    Jun 2 2021

    Ouch. Sam and Julie talk about the CDC masking guidelines and what they really mean for us here in Rural Pennsylvania. We also talk about how we're doing locally with COVID, and what our lives should look like now that roughly 39% of people in Union County are fully vaccinated. We'll remind you how to talk to vaccine hesitant friends and family...we're onto the hard sells, folks!

    SHOW NOTES:

    CDC Updated Mask Guidance

    • Graphic 
    • Fine print  

    Current risk levels

    • CDC COVID-19 Data Tracking
    • Assessing risk among those not yet vaccinated -- state and national graphics with a changing denominator  

    Getting people vaccinated

    • Finding vaccine is getting simpler -- vaccines.gov or even just text your zip code to GETVAX (for English) or to VACUNA (for Spanish)
    • Ohio Vaccine Lottery incentive
    • Dear Pandemic -- talking to an open-minded loved one
    • We Can Do This (HHS)
      • How to talk to Friends and Family 
      • Vaccine hesitancy 

    Vaccine efficacy

    • Your Local Epidemiologist
      • Detailed write-up about all the vaccines 
      • Follow her on facebook in general 
    • Dear Pandemic -- better more consistent, safer coverage from vaccines than from getting sick  

    CONTACT US:

    • Email radiofreelewisburg@gmail.com
    • Call 570-523-0114 (leave a message and your full phone number if you want to be called back. We can’t access your number remotely.)
    • Message us through the Lewisburg Neighborhoods page on Facebook.

    FEATURED MUSIC: "T-Shirts Silly Bus" by Captive Portal is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike License.   Produced in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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    37 mins
  • Episode 18: Let's Get Vaccinated

    Episode 18: Let's Get Vaccinated
    Apr 13 2021
    It's go time! Sam and Julie talk about how and where to get vaccinated in Central Pennsylvania. Everyone 16 and older in PA is now eligible to get vaccinated. We also talk about what is safe in post vaccination life: is it a good idea to start having indoor parties? What about booking a summer trip to Mexico? And we'll talk about ways you can help the community at this later stage of the pandemic. SHOW NOTES: Where to get appointments --  PA Department of Health Vaccine page including the interactive Vaccine Provider MapLewisburg Neighborhoods Vaccine Tracking Page -- Snyder, Union, NU, and Montour sites Lycoming County Health Improvement Coalition -- sites in Lycoming and surrounding counties If you're not having any luck with individual provider sites, these sites may be helpful: VaccineFinderVaxxMaxCOVID Standby What to do after you're vaccinated -- CDC guidelinesBucknell CO2 Monitoring twitter account -- @CO2_Bucknell Addressing vaccine hesitancy --  Kaiser Family Foundation COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor -- current statusKFF update on rural areasDeBeaumont Foundation messaging recommendationsWe Can Do This -- public health messaging campaign from Health and Human Services How to Talk About COVID-19 Vaccines With Friends and Family from We Can Do This Motivational Interviewing -- more detail about this strategy at work in the above materials   Information Hygiene refresher -- the SIFT strategy -- infodemic.blog Fact-checking sites ReutersAnnenberg Public Policy CenterSnopesPolitifact Solid COVID-19 Info (e.g. for finding out about the current status of the J&J vaccines) Dear Pandemic Friendly Neighbor EpidemiologistYour Local EpidemiologistJohns Hopkins University COVID-19 Resource CenterCenters for Disease Control and Prevention World Health Organization   CONTACT US: Email radiofreelewisburg@gmail.comCall 570-523-0114 (leave a message and your full phone number if you want to be called back. We can’t access your number remotely.)Message us through the Lewisburg Neighborhoods page on Facebook. FEATURED MUSIC: "T-Shirts Silly Bus" by Captive Portal is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike License.   Produced in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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    46 mins
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