WAUSAU – Cases of COVID-19 are continuing to decline in Wisconsin, but questions about the safety and efficacy of available vaccines and treatments still trouble many residents. With changing advice on boosters and new efforts to prevent additional outbreaks, there are a range of unanswered questions about how to safely move forward as the pandemic rolls on, even as it seems to recede.

At 10 a.m. Friday, April 8, “Route 51” host Shereen Siewert welcomes vaccine expert Dr. Jonathan Temte, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, for a review of the latest science surrounding vaccination, boosters, new treatments and the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Listeners can join the conversation by calling 800-780-9742 or emailing questions to [email protected].

“Route 51” is heard Fridays at 10 a.m. on The Ideas Network stations 101.3 & 91.9/Wausau, AM 930/Auburndale-Stevens Point, 99.1/Stevens Point, 100.9/Marshfield, 90.3/Park Falls, 89.1/Adams-Wisconsin Rapids, 89.9/Rhinelander-Eagle River, 88.3/Menomonie-Eau Claire and 88.7/River Falls and live streamed at wrfw887.com/listen-live.html. It is re-broadcast Fridays at 7 p.m. on 90.9/Wausau. Program archives are available at wpr.org/route51.