448 - New Zealand's World Class COVID Response

<p><strong>Dr. Judy Melinek</strong>, a forensic pathologist, was a guest on the podcast in the early days of the pandemic to talk about her work with autopsies and COVID-19 in San Francisco. Since then, <strong>Dr. Melinek</strong> and her family moved to ... New Zealand, a nation that kept COVID from entering for many months. <strong>Dr. Melinek</strong> talks with <strong>Dr. Josh Sharfstein</strong> about the latest COVID news from New Zealand, which includes high vaccination rates and a surge in omicron infections. They also talk about the role of a medical examiner in a country with few deaths related to COVID.</p>