The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Dr. Bob Bollinger. He is the Raj and Kamla Gupta Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and he holds joint appointments in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and in Community Public Health at the JH School of Nursing.

The two analyze the increased spread of the COVID-19 BA.5 Omicron variant, and how people should protect themselves and their family members from it.
Also, Brad will ask Dr. Bollinger about when we might be able to finally see COVID boosters that protect against the Omicron variant become available to the general public.

Dr. Bollinger is also Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE).
Their website is main.ccghe.net and their Facebook page is Facebook.com/CCGHE.

During the second half of the show, Brad is joined by Charlie Cook, Editor and Publisher of the 'Cook Political Report.'

The two discuss the 2022 congressional midterm elections, with a specific focus on the biggest Senate races in the country.

Charlie's Twitter handle is @CharlieCookDC.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

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