Episode 12: Dr. Drake Returns

 I wanted to circle back with Dr. Drake after a couple of months to get her pulse check on Covid-19 and where we’ve arrived after two months sheltering in place.   The week after our last interview, She co authored an op-ed that was published on the Hill.com. 

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/491693-now-is-the-time-for-a-national-public-health-reserve

The two epidemiologists outlined what I thought was a really smart plan to create a reserve army of Public Health care workers to begin contact tracing efforts and I wanted to know how the article landed.  

I’m struggling to understand a lot of things as I know we all are, and as it turns out, so is Dr. Drake.  Testing, going back to school, summer - all these things remain murky.  So much is murky.  I find myself wanting to talk to the person with the answers only to continue to realize there isn’t that person.  They don’t exist.  

I talk with Dr. Drake about my extreme level of confusion and how conflicted I feel about what’s happening.  I know I’m not alone.  Dr. Drake and I talk about fatigue - Zoom fatigue, home fatigue, all of it and this interview turns more personal.  The bottom line is that we miss each other.  We miss our life.  This is difficult.  But I always enjoy Dr. Drakes practical  take on how to handle continued social distancing - I find her empowering and her advice is practical.  I hope you take something away from our conversation.

Dr. Erin Brommage’s blog post (that went viral the week we recorded): https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them