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Coming up on Connections: Tuesday, March 17

First hour: Infectious disease physicians discuss what we should know about COVID-19 (*This hour was preempted due to a White House press conference.)

Second hour: Discussing National Safe Place Week

(*This hour was preempted due to a White House press conference.)

We continue our series of conversations about the impact of the coronavirus. This hour, we’re joined by two local infectious disease doctors who help us gain a better understanding COVID-19. We discuss how it’s transmitted, its symptoms, when to seek care, and questions related to immunity. The doctors also answer your questions. Our guests:

  • Dr. Ghinwa Dumyati, M.D., professor and physician of infectious diseases at the University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Dr. Anja Bottler, M.D., infections disease physician at Unity Hospital

Then in our second hour, we discuss National Safe Place Week. Safe Place programs across the country help teens in crisis find a place to stay and connects them with resources in a variety of areas. Rochester’s Center for Youth is a Safe Place partner, and it works with entities across the community to help teens in need. This hour, we’re joined by leaders from the program and its partners to discuss how it works and its impact. We also address how it is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Our guests:

  • Elaine Spaull, executive director of the Center for Youth
  • Bill Carpenter, CEO of the Regional Transit Authority
  • Sparkle Wells, program manager for Safe Outreach and Safe Place
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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.