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COVID-19 AMA: Herd Immunity, Advances In COVID-19 Treatments And More

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - AUGUST 17:  Victoria Suazo and Jesus Retano walk to class as students begin classes amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the first day of the fall 2020 semester at the University of New Mexico on August 17, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the university has moved to a hybrid instruction model that includes a mixture of in-person and remote classes. According to the school, about 70 percent of classes are being taught online.  (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)
Victoria Suazo and Jesus Retano walk to class as students begin classes amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the first day of the fall 2020 semester at the University of New Mexico on August 17, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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COVID-19 AMA: Herd Immunity, Advances In COVID-19 Treatments 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 from UCSF.

Today’s topics include:

  • What if ‘herd immunity’ is closer than scientists thought?

  • Strict LA County rules scuttle some college reopening plans

  • Fearing a ‘twindemic,’ health experts are pushing for flu shots

  • How COVID-19 patients benefit from prone position, dexamethasone and remdesivir

  • Rapid testing is now at private parties, concerts and hotels

  • LA meets five of the state's six coronavirus benchmarks for reopening

  • The new coronavirus is mutating, but that ‘may be a good thing,’ says top expert

Guest:

Peter Chin-Hong, M.D., infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center; he tweets