Postal Service Updates, Kids And ‘Long Covid’

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A parent placing a face mask on their child
In this June 10, 2020, file photo, Olivia Chan’s father helps her with a new mask she received during a graduation ceremony for her Pre-K class in front of Bradford School in Jersey City, N.J. Seth Wenig/AP Photo

We check in on the Postal Service, including how it could be electrifying its delivery fleet, and how changes enacted by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy are impacting the agency so far. Then we learn about how children could also be susceptible to longer-than-normal symptoms from COVID-19.

Featured in this Show

  • What's Been Happening With The USPS?

    A business reporter who’s been following the U.S. Postal Service talks with us about why the staying power of the current Postmaster General, resource struggles for the agency, and how plans to improve its sustainability are fairing so far.

  • Kids Can Get Long Covid, Too

    Although children are less likely to develop severe symptoms of COVID-19, some still do. An infectious disease expert explains how children are also susceptible to ‘long Covid.’

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Tyler Ditter Technical Director
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Jacob Bogage Guest
  • Ajay Sethi Guest