This week
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Jersey is routinely recording new coronavirus cases of 3,000 or 4,000 people, and officials caution those
numbers could go as high as 8,000 or even 10,000 per day without mitigation
strategies. On the front lines of the second wave once again are registered
nurses and healthcare professionals— 13,000 of them are members of the Health
Professionals and Allied Employees union. Joining the show to discuss
the impact of the increase of cases on health care workers is registered nurse
and president of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees Debbie White.
In January, the United States will have its first
female vice president. President-elect Joe Biden is also expected to name the
first female secretaries of Defense and Treasury. This week, Vice
President-elect Kamala Harris helped introduce the first members of that
diverse cabinet. Director for the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics at
the Eagleton Institute
Debbie Walsh joins the show to discuss Harris' election and the impact
it has on women in public office.