Discussing Aaron Rodgers and vaccinations, Paper mill loans bill, Emergency rooms still crowded — but not with COVID-19 patients

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the paper mill can be seen across the water as two people fish from the grassy, unkempt shore
Wisconsin Rapids residents Tanya Plantico, right, and Andy Martinez, left, fish near the Verso paper mill Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Plantico was surprised when she learned the mill was closing. “It was a huge part of the community,” she said. Angela Major/WPR

We hear from listeners about their reactions to the developing story of Aaron Rodgers’ COVID-19 diagnosis and admission that he was never vaccinated to prevent catching the disease. Then a state lawmaker behind a new bill to save two Wisconsin paper mills talks about how it would work. And while emergency rooms across the country have been seeing fewer COVID-19 patients, our guest who leads an emergency medicine organization says patients who avoided going to the hospital earlier in the pandemic are now overwhelming emergency rooms.

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Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Scott Krug Guest
  • Dr. Lisa Moreno Guest