COVID in L.A.

COVID in L.A.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we've had a daily segment on AirTalk devoted to bringing you the latest information about COVID-19, vaccines, and how the virus and pandemic have affected the lives of Southern Californians from the doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, and other medical professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines. UPDATE: This podcast is no longer being updated regularly as of April 20, 2022. Should the pandemic situation change, we may release special episodes as needed. Thank you for subscribing! This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

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September 15, 2022 11 mins

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Sam Torbati, co-chair of the department of emergency medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 

 

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  • White House Covid response coordinator: Americans over 60 should get second booster. 
  • With the rise in at-home testing, are we undercounting COVID-19 cases even...
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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Dean Blumbergprofessor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. 

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Kimberly Shrinerdirector of Infectious Disease and Prevention at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Kristen R. Choi, professor of nursing and public health at UCLA

Topics today include: 

  • LAist: Without Masks, More LA Students Test Positive As School Outbreaks Triple. 
  • How can someone be exposed to COVID-19 but not contract it
  • UC San Diego selected as a new clin...
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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Sam Torbati, co-chair of the department of emergency medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Arthur Reingoldprofessor of epidemiology and Head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Shruti Gohilprofessor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Dean Blumbergprofessor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital

Topics today include: 

  • What are the concerns BA.2 poses here in California? 
  • Coronavirus cases are spiking in some cities. Is LA County the next to b...
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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Sam Torbatico-chair of the department of emergency medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Kimberly Shrinerdirector of Infectious Disease and Prevention at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. 

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Peter Chin-Honginfectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center. 

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  • Only 30% of L.A. County kids are vaccinated, months after COVID shots became available. 
  • Why it’s so difficult to assess pandemi...
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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Dean Blumbergprofessor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. 

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Robert Kim-Farleyprofessor of epidemiology and community health sciences at UCLA. 

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Dean Blumbergprofessor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Tara Vijayan, associate professor of infectious diseases and medical director of antimicrobial stewardship at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Paul Adamsoninfectious diseases physician and assistant clinical professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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  • Scientists fear U.K. is easing coronavirus testing and monitoring too soon. 
  • WHO: New COVID deaths fell 17% last we...
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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Sam Torbatico-chair of the department of emergency medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. 


Topics today include: 

  • Coronavirus cases are rising in Europe. Is it a warning for California? 

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In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Kimberly Shrinerdirector of Infectious Disease and Prevention at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena

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  • Pfizer’s CEO says a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be needed. Pfizer is working on a shot to handle all variants. 

    • Pfizer and B...
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