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April 29, 2020: Life After Being Ventilated For Coronavirus; Racial Disparities

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Ravi Turman COVID-19 Survivor
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Ravi Turman at the Anschutz Medical Campus on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. She survived COVID-19, and was one of the first patients in her ICU at the University of Colorado Hospital to get off of a ventilator.

Meet one of the first patients to be successfully taken off a ventilator in Colorado. Then, perspective on why minority groups have higher infection rates of COVID-19. Later, an update from CU’s scientific mission studying ice in the Arctic. And, a virtual film festival made by Colorado teens. Finally, Denver singer Rob Drabkin wants you to “Wash Your Hands.”