Breathe This / Guest conversation
A conversation with Jonathan Howard
A discussion about public health, vaccines, misinformation, and the lessons institutions must carry forward from the COVID-19 pandemic.
About Jonathan Howard
Jonathan Howard, MD, is a Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He is the author of We Want Them Infected, which examines how prominent voices minimized the risks of COVID-19 and shaped public-health decision making.
What we discuss
- How misinformation moves through medicine and public-health institutions
- Why vaccination and infection prevention remain important
- What the pandemic revealed about expertise, uncertainty, and accountability
- How the public can evaluate confident claims from influential voices
This episode is presented for public education. Views expressed by guests are their own. YouTube provides closed captions for the video.
