COVID-19 AMA: FDA Panel OKs Vaccine For Kids, Why Immunocompromised People Might Need A Fourth Shot And More
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, UCSF infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine.
Topics today include:
- F.D.A panel recommends COVID shots for kids age 5-11
- C.D.C says immunocompromised people may need a fourth shot
- What will a COVID vaccine for younger kids mean?
- Will a child's weight factor into their vaccine dosage?
- Moderna will supply Africa with up to 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses
- Unvaccinated L.A. City workers will have more time to get shots
Representative Adam Schiff on January 6, Biden’s Domestic Agenda, and Addressing Inequality in Healthcare
Democrats in Congress are busy trying to negotiate a deal on President Biden’s domestic agenda, investigate the January 6th attack on the Capitol, avoid a December debt limit showdown, and hold hearings on tech giants. Now Burbank representative Adam Schiff and California Senator Alex Padilla want lawmakers to take up healthcare equity, too. The Equal Health Care for All Act would make equitable medical care a protected civil right. The goal is to address racial and inequities in the American healthcare system. The bill would establish a legal definition of “inequitable health care,” improve the collection of demographic information from hospitals and healthcare providers, give grants to providers who promote equitable health, and create a federal commission to oversee health equity.
Today on AirTalk, Burbank Democratic Congressman Adam Schiffjoins Larry to discuss the new bill, the investigation into the January 6th attack, and the latest on negotiations over President Biden’s domestic policy package.
Note: we reached out to the California Hospital Association for a comment but did not hear back before air.
LA Phil Music And Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel On New Role Leading Paris Opera, Work With Youth Orchestra Of LA And More
As the musical and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel is already a pretty busy guy. But this year, his schedule got a whole lot busier after it was announced that he’d been named music director for the Paris Opera, a position he’ll hold concurrently with his position at the L.A. Phil. Dudamel is a bonafide rockstar in the world of classical music, known around the world for his visionary conducting and interpretation, and his impact on Los Angeles’ music scene can be felt from the walls of the Walt Disney Concert Hall to his work with the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles.
Today on AirTalk, L.A. Phil Artistic and Music DirectorGustavo Dudamel talks with Larry Mantle about how he and the L.A. Phil navigated the pandemic without the ability to perform live, his new role as music director of the Paris Opera, his work with the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra and more.
The New Potential Planet Far Far Away
We may have a new look into the unknown parts of our universe.
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory telescope say they’ve spotted the first signs of what could be a planet outside the Milky Way. The unnamed exoplanet -- which is what we call planets in a solar system outside our own -- is more than 23 million light-years from Earth in the so-called “Whirlpool” galaxy. Not much is known about this new, potential planet, but astronomers estimate it could be the same size as Saturn, and orbits a companion star. However, it could be another 70 years before scientists can confirm that it’s there. The potential planet had us asking a lot of questions: what does it take to catch a glimpse of something so far away? And what are the implications of this discovery for us here on Earth, and for space?
Today on AirTalk, we discuss the findings with Harvard physicist and lead researcher on the new study in the Journal Nature Astronomy Dr. Rosanne Di Stefano , and study co-author and assistant professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz Dr. Nia Imara.
A Year After Statues Of Junipero Serra Were Toppled, What Should Be Done With The Monuments And Public Places They Occupied?
During last year’s protests focused on racial justice, statues of Father Junipero Serra in public places were toppled by protesters or removed by government officials. Earlier this year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that deleted the requirement that a statue of Father Serra outside the California Capitol be maintained and called for the erection of a new statue to honor Indigenous Californians.
Father Serra has long been considered instrumental to the founding of California, leading the creation of the state’s 21 missions, but his place in California’s history often depends on who you ask. High-ranking officials in the California Cathoilc Church argue that Serra was “a complex character” who defended Indigenous people. But others say Father Serra did more harm than good -- the bill Governor Newsom recently signed says “Enslavement of both adults and children, mutilation, genocide, and assault on women were all part of the mission period initiated and overseen by Father Serra,” a sentiment shared by some historians and Indigenous Californians.
Today on AirTalk, we’ll look at what has been proposed to be done with the statues and the public places they once inhabited with Kimberly Morales Johnson, Gabrielino Tongva, tribal secretary for theSan Gabriel Band of Mission Indians/Gabrieleno Tongva and a member of theLos Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission and Steven Hackel, professor of history at the University of California, Riverside.
“Becoming Trader Joe”: How Joe Coulombe’s Idea Became A Grocery Store Success Story
In the 1960s Joe Coulombe owned more than a dozen markets in Southern California. When he heard 7-Eleven convenience stores were coming to the area, he knew he needed a way to differentiate his markets from theirs, and the idea for Trader Joe’s was born. Differentiation was key to Coulombe’s success (for example, Trader Joe’s carried extra large eggs for cheaper than the medium-size eggs you’d find in traditional grocery stores, where the prices were set and regulated). So was knowing his target audience (which Coulombe described as the “overeducated and underpaid.” What started out as a dozen or so stores in Southern California spread around the country and Trader Joe’s is now in more than 40 states. Coulombe started detailing his keys to success in a memoir, “Becoming Trader Joe,” but died before he could finish. Today on AirTalk, we speak with the author who helped finish “Becoming Trader Joe,” Patty Civalleri.