357 - The Link Between Evictions and Rising COVID-19 Cases

<p>Recent research led by <strong>Craig Pollack</strong> of Johns Hopkins and <strong>Kathryn Leifheit</strong> of UCLA suggests that more than 433,000 excess cases and 10,700 excess deaths from COVID-19 in 2020 were associated with the lifting of eviction moratoriums in various states. They talk to Stephanie Desmon about the impact of a recently reinstated eviction moratorium, the staggering amount of back rent owed in the United States, and how much the pandemic has exposed larger problems in the housing market.</p>