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COVID-19 AMA: LA County Continues Reopening, Moderna Begins Vaccine Testing On Young Children And More

By AirTalk Staff
Published Mar 17, 2021
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 13: Barbers from King's Cutz give haircuts indoors while observing COVID-19 safety restrictions on March 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The barbers were forced to perform their work outdoors under an awning last summer after coronavirus restrictions closed all indoor barbershops and hair salons. Some businesses are seeing an uptick in customers in Los Angeles as COVID-19 restrictions loosen with indoor dining and gyms set to reopen March 15. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Barbers from King's Cutz give haircuts indoors while observing COVID-19 safety restrictions on March 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
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COVID-19 AMA: LA County Continues Reopening, Moderna Begins Vaccine Testing On Young Children And More

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with UCLA’s Dr. David Eisenmann. 

Topics today include:

  • Continuing to follow Los Angeles County’s reopening

  • Moderna begins testing COVID vaccine on young children

  • CA vaccine supply increases, but still well below provider level

  • St. Patty’s Day celebration safety

  • Op-ed: Long COVID isn’t rare, it’s a health crisis

  • Op-ed: One year later, we still don’t have a plan to prevent the next pandemic

Guest:

David Eisenman, M.D., professor of medicine and public health at UCLA, director of the university's Center for Public Health and Disasters,and an associate natural scientist at RAND Corporation