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Surgeon General Vivek Murthy sounds alarm on health care worker shortage

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Susan Walsh/AP)
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (Susan Walsh/AP)

The Department of Health and Human Services is ringing the alarm bell over a projected massive worker shortage in medicine.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins us to discuss the implications.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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