COVID-19 Long-Hauler; Former Police Officer Fired For Intervening In Chokehold

COVID-19 Long-Hauler; Former Police Officer Fired For Intervening In Chokehold

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COVID-19 long-haulers are a mix of older and younger patients whose symptoms last months after the infection is over, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Among them is 40-year-old New York psychiatrist Dr. Scott Krakower, who joins us to talk about his long fight with the coronavirus. And, host Robin Young speaks with Cariol Horne, a former Black police officer in Buffalo, New York, who was fired after she intervened to stop a white police officer who had placed a chokehold on a Black suspect.