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Kids’ questions about coronavirus, answered!

Jul 2, 2020, 8:47 AM | Updated: Oct 7, 2024, 9:00 am

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BY LAURA SCOTT


KIRO Newsradio Producer

This week, kids take over the podcast!

We put out a call on social media asking our youngest listeners to send us their questions about the coronavirus, in their own words.

Listen to familiar KIRO Radio personalities answer these phone calls with heart, humor, and the best information we have from experts in our community.

The episode features (in order of appearance):

Dave Ross
Mike Lewis
Tom Tangney and John Curley
Dr. Mollie Greves Grow from Seattle Children’s
Rachel Belle
Dori Monson
Ursula Reutin and Gee Scott
Feliks Banel
Colleen O’Brien

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Kids’ questions about coronavirus, answered!