Jessica Malaty Rivera

New York, San Francisco

Series Host at Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting

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Is the US actually prepared for the next pandemic?

Aug 17, 2024 | revealnews.org | Jessica Malaty Rivera |Kara Oehler |Artis Curiskis |Michael I Schiller

At the height of the pandemic, COVID-19 was talked about as “the great equalizer,” an idea touted by celebrities and politicians from Madonna to then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. But that was a myth. Ibram X.
Why didn’t the US have national data about COVID-19?

Aug 10, 2024 | revealnews.org | Jessica Malaty Rivera |Kara Oehler |Artis Curiskis |Michael I Schiller

In March 2020, health care technologist Amy Gleason had a daunting task ahead of her. She was a new member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force’s data team, and it was her job to figure out where people were testing positive for COVID-19 across the country, how many were in hospitals, and how many had died from the disease. Gleason was shocked to find that data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wasn’t reflecting the immediate impact of the coronavirus.
Inside the US’ failed response to COVID-19 and the massive volunteer effort that followed

Aug 3, 2024 | revealnews.org | Jessica Malaty Rivera |Kara Oehler |Artis Curiskis |Michael I Schiller

The United States has 4% of the world’s population but more than 16% of COVID-19 deaths. Back in February 2020, reporters Rob Meyer and Alexis Madrigal from The Atlantic were trying to find solid data about the rising pandemic. They published a story that revealed a scary truth: The U.S. didn’t know where COVID-19 was spreading because few tests were available.
The COVID Tracking Project Part 3

Apr 29, 2023 | revealnews.org | Jessica Malaty Rivera |Kara Oehler |Artis Curiskis |Michael I Schiller

This is the third episode in our three-part series taking listeners inside the failed federal response to COVID-19. Series host Jessica Malaty Rivera and reporters Artis Curiskis and Kara Oehler bring us the conclusion of The COVID Tracking Project story and an interview with the current CDC director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky. We look at the myth that COVID-19 was “the great equalizer,” an idea touted by celebrities and politicians from Madonna to then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Ibram X.
The COVID Tracking Project Part 2

Apr 22, 2023 | revealnews.org | Jessica Malaty Rivera |Kara Oehler |Artis Curiskis |Michael I Schiller

This is the second episode in our three-part series taking listeners inside the failed federal response to COVID-19. In episode two, series host Jessica Malaty Rivera, along with reporters Artis Curiskis and Kara Oehler, asks a profound question: Why was there no good U.S. data about COVID-19? In March 2020, White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx had a daunting task for technologist Amy Gleason, a new member of her data team.
The COVID Tracking Project Part 1

Apr 15, 2023 | revealnews.org | Kara Oehler |Jessica Malaty Rivera |Artis Curiskis |Michael I Schiller

The United States has 4% of the world’s population but 16% of COVID-19 deaths. This series investigates the failures by federal agencies that led to over 1 million Americans dying from COVID-19 and what that tells us about the nation’s ability to fight the next pandemic. Epidemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera is the host and Artis Curiskis and Kara Oehler are the reporters for this three-part series.