COVID-19 AMA: Local Hospitalizations Slowing, J&J Works Well Against Delta And More
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dean Blumberg, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
Topics today include:
- COVID-19 hospitalizations slowing down in LA County
- J&J works well against Delta, South African study shows
- State lawmakers and teachers unions stop short of vaccine mandate
- Full FDA approval could mean more vaccinations
- Kids struggle with long COVID
- The impact of vaccine canvassing in LA
- Menstrual changes: the difficulty of studying some potential vaccine side effects
Back-To-School: How LAUSD Is Preparing, Plans To Keep Students Safe And More
There’s nothing “normal” about how LAUSD students will be returning to school this fall, as the resumption of classes brings COVID-19 screenings, masks and a shift from over a year of Zoom classes.
And with the Delta variant surging, many parents are concerned about school safety. Today on AirTalk, we’re joined by KPCC education reporter Kyle Stokes to hear more about what preparation has looked like for the return of in-person instruction at LAUSD. Are you a student, parent or educator? How do you feel about a return to in-person? We want to hear from you! Give us a call at 866-893-5722.
The New Executive Editor of the Los Angeles Times on the Paper’s Future
In May, Kevin Merida was named the new executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, charged with spearheading the paper’s push toward digitization. Merida came from ESPN, where he was a senior vice president and editor in chief of the Undefeated, a multimedia platform that explores the intersections of race, sports, and culture. Before that, he spent nearly two decades at The Washington Post. Today on AirTalk, Larry speaks with Kevin Merida for the first time since he took over in June about his vision for the Times’ newsroom, how readers could see the coverage evolve, and how his experiences at ESPN and Undefeated will guide him in this new role.
‘Code Red:’ Diving Into Climate Change Report From United Nations
The UN released a report Friday looking at the physical science bases of climate change and the results were stark, finding a clear basis for human-caused emissions as the drivers of our changing climate and modeling various scenarios based on our continued consumption.
The report does find that it’s possible to avoid the most extreme changes to our climate but this would require huge changes to human behavior. We dive into the report with one of its lead authors, Bob Kopp, climate and sea-level scientist and climate policy scholar at Rutgers, where he also is the director of the Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and Alex Hall, professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Director of the Center for Climate Science at UCLA; he was a lead author on the Fifth Assessment Report from the United Nations.
As The School Years Nears, How Are College Students Faring With Their Mental Health?
With the new school year coming up, some college kids are coming back to campus (or going to campus for the first time) after a year of zoom and in many cases at-home living.
We want to hear from college students and their parents about the mental health challenges they’ve faced and how they’re negotiating them with the upcoming school term. Plus we sit down with Steven Siegel, M.D., Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences and Chief Mental Health and Wellness Officer at USC and Tracy Arwari, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students for Academic and Personal Success at Pomona College.