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COVID in L.A.
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COVID in L.A.
The daily COVID-19 update from KPCC and LAist, hosted by AirTalk's Larry Mantle.

About the Show

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. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll speak with one of the experts on our rotating panel of guests who share their expertise with us each day.

Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

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Episodes
  • COVID in L.A.
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    How to Save Water
    California is in a drought -- again. LAist’s new show How to LA explores what more Angelenos can do to preserve water. It won't be easy, but we meet up with one long-time resident who shows us how it's possible. Follow How to LA; the show aims to drop a little knowledge about ALL the things that affect the people of Los Angeles, whether that’s something that makes our city great (tacos!) or something that we need to work on, like the alarming number of traffic collisions. We serve the curious Angeleno who wants to better connect with our city, discover the new, navigate the confusing and even drive some change along the way.


    Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

  • COVID in L.A.
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    April 18, 2022 – California Ditches Vaccine Requirement For Kids, How At-Home Tests Are Affecting Case Counts, Breath Test To Detect COVID
    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. 

    Topics today include: 

    • 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 more than before?  
    • COVID hospitalizations fall to 213 in L.A. County. 
    • California will not require COVID vaccines for children this fall. 
    • BA.2 is spreading in the U.S. but people are over it. 
    • FDA authorizes first breath test to detect coronavirus. 

    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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  • COVID in L.A.
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    October 20, 2021 – White House Unveils Vaccination Plan For Young Children, City Officials Likely To Have More Time To Get Shots And More
    In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with UCLA’s Kristen Choi:

    • White House details plans to vaccinate 28 million children age 5-11 

      • If and when they approve the vaccine for kids, are they going to recommend you do that through your pediatrician or could you just go to a drug store like everyone else?
    • Unvaccinated people should expect to catch COVID-19 every 16 months
    • Unvaccinated L.A. city employees could get until mid-December to get their shots 
    • ‘They rushed the process’: Novavax vaccine maker’s woes hamper global inoculation campaign
    • Booster shots could soon be recommended for people as young as 40, source says
    This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

  • COVID in L.A.
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    October 19, 2021 – FDA Will Okay "Mix And Match" Booster Shots, California Transmission Improves To "Moderate" Level & More
    In this episode, in our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, we speak with Dr. Kimberly Shriner from Huntington Hospital in Pasadena.

    Today’s topics include:

    This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people..

  • COVID in L.A.
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    October 18, 2021 – The death of Colin Powell, and how cancer can complicate COVID, with UCSF's Dr. Peter Chin-Hong
    In this episode, host Larry Mantle discusses the death of Colin Powell, and how cancer can complicate COVID, with UCSF's Dr. Peter Chin-Hong.

    This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people..

Credits
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Larry Mantle
Host of AirTalk with Larry Mantle and FilmWeek