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This week, on the fifth anniversary of the start of the COVID pandemic, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Dr. Peter Hotez, an author and vaccine and infectious disease expert, about the state of our public health system, the impact of the public health crisis and the outbreak of measles in West Texas.

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Matthew Watkins began serving as editor in chief of the Tribune in September 2024. Matthew is a Texas native, born in Houston and raised in Austin. He attended public schools and graduated from Texas A&M...