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and now we begin with dr. vivek murthy, was surgeon general during the obama administration. welcome, dr. murthy. [applause] and here to lead the conversation, steve clemons. steve: greetings to everyone. what a crowd. we not only have a standing room only audience tonight, but also c-span taping and recording, so this will go to a large impact -- audience and hopefully we make an impact this evening. i'm honored you are all here on such an important topic. last time we were here, -- we were in aspen. you have been very bold, whether it is on vaccinations, guns, redefining social health, societal health, and you wrote this very provocative piece about loneliness and health. i would like to have you share with us for a moment how you see dashboard of loneliness in this country right now. dr. murthy: great question. steve, great to be with you again, and i want to thank caremore and the atlantic for hosting. thank you, sachin. i will tell you, this is one of the subjects i find most important. when i was in office, when i had the privilege of serving, i had to engage on many di

and now we begin with dr. vivek murthy, was surgeon general during the obama administration. welcome, dr. murthy. [applause] and here to lead the conversation, my colleague steve , clemons. steve: greetings to everyone. what a crowd. we not only have a standing room only audience tonight, but also c-span taping and recording, so this will go to a large audience and hopefully we make an impact this evening. i'm honored you are all here on such an important topic. the last time i was with you, i think we were in aspen. you are talking about vaccinations. it occurs to me, you have been very bold, whether it is on vaccinations, guns, redefining what social health, emotional health, our society's health is, and you have written is very provocative piece about loneliness and health. i would like to have you share with us for a moment how you see dashboard of loneliness in this country right now. dr. murthy: great question. steve, great to be with you again. i want to thank caremore and the atlantic for hosting. we did have a chance to catch up and it did make me feel less lonely, s

and now we begin with dr. vivek murthy, was surgeon general during the obama administration. welcome, dr. murthy. [applause] and here to lead the conversation, steve clemons. steve: greetings to everyone. what a crowd. we not only have a standing room but alsoence tonight, c-span taping and recording, so this will go to a large impact -- audience and hopefully we make an impact this evening. i'm honored you are all here on such an important topic. last time we were here, -- we talked we were in aspen. you have been very bald, whether it is on -- bold, whether it is on vaccinations, guns, redefining social health, societal health, and you wrote this very provocative piece about loneliness and health. i would like to have you share with us for a moment how you see dashboard of loneliness in this country right now. dr. murthy: great question. steve, great to be with you again, and i want to thank caremore and the atlantic for hosting. .hank you, sachin i will tell you, this is one of the subjects i find most important. when i was in office, when i had the privilege of serving, i