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COVID-19 AMA: Good News On mRNA Vaccines Providing Long Term Protection, Plus Why LA County Case Numbers Are Rising And More

By AirTalk Staff
Published Jun 28, 2021
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 25: A sign displays the types of COVID-19 vaccination doses available at a Walgreens mobile bus clinic on June 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The United States will miss President Joe Biden's goal of delivering at least one coronavirus vaccine dose to 70 percent of adults by the July 4th holiday. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
A sign displays the types of COVID-19 vaccination doses available at a Walgreens mobile bus clinic on June 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
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COVID-19 AMA Good News On mRNA Vaccines Providing Long Term Protection, Plus Why LA County Case Numbers Are Rising And More

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

Today’s topics include:

  • LA County case numbers seeing slight uptick

  • Pfizer and Moderna vaccines likely to produce lasting immunity, study finds 

  • The new ‘Delta-plus’ coronavirus variant

  • Vaccinated people are dying from Delta variant, but in small numbers and certain age groups

  • South Africa enters strict lockdown to fight outbreak from Delta variant

  • Preliminary study shows mixing Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines provides strong protection

Guest:

Dean Blumberg, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at UC Davis Children’s Hospital; he tweets