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Why Not Almost There? I had never run a long race in my life, but here I am, in the middle of the 2015 Chicago Marathon. I’m feeling fantastic, even thinking I could go double the distance. Just being in this race was a mini-miracle. I had heart surgery and back surgery a decade earlier. I could barely stand back then, let alone run. Nonetheless, I’m fired up and feel better than ever. Then I see right in front of me— a sign that nearly stops me in my tracks, NOT ALMOST THERE. I try to brush it off but can’t stop thinking about those words. Every step seems heavier, harder, and then I start cramping up. I begin to walk and complain inside and out. I struggle the entire second half but finish (barely) with everything I have after being physically and mentally crushed. I have never stopped thinking about that sign but that’s fueled a quest to understand the power of the mind, body, and spirit. To understand how we accomplish things. To understand how we become better in the race against time and ourselves. Who am I? Southside Chicago kid. Young Father (20). Assembly line worker. Found 15 seconds between building cars to study. Graduated. Took 5 years. Created a few companies. Sold two. 800 employees. Created Refuel and Not Almost There to help others.
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Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
👨‍⚕️Dr. Robert L. Murphy is the Executive Director for the Institute for Global Health, as well as head of infectious diseases at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. He has been with Northwestern for over 40 years, and when he began his tenure at Northwestern, he saw the first reported AIDs patient in Chicago. He also started one of the first AIDS clinics in Chicago. Dr. Murphy’s main focus on his life’s work has been HIV infection, viral hepatitis, antiviral drug development, and global health research. Dr. Robert Murphy has been the guest expert regarding COVID-19 questions and update on WGN morning news program.
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→IN THIS EPISODE…Joe asks Dr. Robert Murphy about his involvement and insights regarding the COVID pandemic. Dr. Murphy has been working with infectious diseases for over 40 years and shares his experiences from being a child during the Polio outbreak to his career starting by treating the first reported AIDs case in Chicago. Dr. Murphy digs into the timeline of COVID: how he was getting his information and therefore had offered bad advice early on, and what we did right as a country to prevent the continued spread of the virus. Dr. Murphy also explains the timeline of the vaccine, how it has been able to get distributed to the public so quickly, and what he believes will be the following steps to irradicate the virus.Â
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🔍 Breakdown with Dr. Robert Murphy:
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Chapter 1 (0:00​) Joe Introduces Dr. Robert Murphy
Dr. Robert Murphy has been in infectious disease for over 40 years. He is also a regular on the WGN morning news show answering your covid questions.
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Chapter 2 (3:03) Was Covid a shock
No, there have been a few epidemics, so having a virus that came out wasn’t a shock. The extent and how it has lasted is what is shocking.Â
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Chapter 3 (5:34) Early information
When covid first emerged, information was funneled slowly. Most communication was coming from the press.
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Chapter 5 (8:23) What we got wrong
The public has lost confidence in public health officials, so that disconnect has been devastating for the country.
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Chapter 6 (12:18) The vaccine timeline and creation
The COVID vaccine came out extremely quickly. This has caused doubt in some, but Dr. Murphy explains how everything aligned to this groundbreaking vaccine out in record time.
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Chapter 7 (23:34) What Dr. Murphy would have done betterÂ
Our country is one of the poorer performing countries in regards to how we handled the virus. Dr. Murphy unpacks what we could have done better.
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Chapter 8 (29:34) Our unvaccinated population
Unfortunately, due to the poor communication that had been shared during the early stages of COVID, there are information gaps for people who are not getting vaccinated.
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Chapter 9 (​34:40) Vaccinating our children
Dr. Murphy explains where we are in terms of timeline and getting vaccines to children. As we are studying the effects of the trial patients who received the first vaccine, it gives insights into understanding how kids will respond to the vaccine.
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Chapter 10 (39:14) Mask wearing
We have learned a lot about masks through the pandemic. This is one of many coronaviruses, so this will not be the last one we experience.Â
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Chapter 11 (49:00) Covid testing and testing positive after the vaccine
Joe has gotten three covid tests, and all came back negative. He shared his experience with Dr. Murphy. Dr. Murphy also explained data of people getting the vaccine and getting covid.
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Chapter 12 (52:55) Prediction for 2 years
It will take 3-5 years for global vaccination. Continued testing and understanding of the genetic breakdown of how the vaccine is working and any boosters that may be needed. Long-term consequences of getting covid also have been alarming so far.
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Chapter 13 (58:13) recommended resources
Dr. Murphy shared resources (listed below) for unbiased information regarding the covid virus and the latest updates.Â
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Chapter 14 (1:01:29) Joe Wraps up the episode
Joe thanks Dr. Murphy for being on the episode and share his key takeaways
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 COVID Resources:
→https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
→https://covid19.nih.gov/
→https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/
→https://www.who.int/
→https://www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/covaxcen/index.html
→https://www.doh.wa.gov/emergencies/COVID19
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