On this edition of River to River, former Navy aviation mechanic Maria Berdecia of Davenport talks about her experience in the U.S. Navy and being stationed in the Middle East. Berdecia is the latest conversation in our "Leaving Afghanistan" series.
Later, new COVID-19 cases are rising in all 50 states and our neighbor to the south, Missouri, is a hotspot. How big is the threat from the Delta variant? Epidemiologist Dr. Melanie Wellington, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics explains the precautions the public needs to take, vaccinated or not, and the remaining threat COVID-19 poses in Iowa.
Guests:
- Maria Berdecia, E-5, Petty officer 2nd class, aviation machinist's mate, second class, United States Navy
- Melanie Wellington, epidemiologist, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
