Jeffrey Swisher, Chairman Dept. of Anesthesiology, California Pacific Medical Center, S.F. on Being a Physician During the Coronavirus Crisis, Why A Vaccine is a Long Shot, the Risk to Healthcare Workers, Being Kara Swisher's Brother and More.

Jeffrey Swisher is the Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and goes into the hospital to treat patients every day. Dr. Swisher and Scott Melker discuss the balance between protecting yourself and caring for your patients, the prevalence of false negative COVID-19 tests, the importance of social distancing, the immense risk that health care workers are taking treating COVID patience with and without proper PPE, why most of what we heard from the media about the virus is a myth (only kills old people, just the flu etc.), why a vaccine is a long shot, the poor handling of the crisis by the US government and what it's like to be the brother of famous tech personality Kara Swisher. --- ROUNDLYX RoundlyX allows you to dollar-cost-average into crypto with our spare change "Roundup" investing tool, manage multiple crypto exchange accounts in one dashboard and access curated digital asset content and services. Visit RoundlyX to learn more about accumulating your favorite digital assets when making everyday purchases. --- VOYAGER This episode is brought to you by Voyager, your new favorite crypto broker. Trade crypto fast and commission-free the easy way. Earn up to 6% interest on top coins with no lockups and no limits. Download the Voyager app and use code “SCOTT25” to get $25 in free Bitcoin when you create your account --- If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices