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COVID-19 AMA: Spring Wave, Variants, When The Vaccine Will Be Ready For Kids And More

By AirTalk Staff
Published Apr 16, 2021
People arrive at a mobile Covid-19 vaccine site in Wilmington district of Los Angeles, California on April 13, 2021, where the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine was due to be administered but changed to the Pfizer vaccine following a recommendation from federal health officials. - The US is calling for a pause on April 13, 2021 on administering the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine due to blood clotting concerns. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
People arrive at a mobile Covid-19 vaccine site in Wilmington district of Los Angeles, California on April 13, 2021, where the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine was due to be administered but changed to the Pfizer vaccine following a recommendation from federal health officials.
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FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images
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COVID-19 AMA: Spring Wave, Variants, When The Vaccine Will Be Ready For Kids And More

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Shruti Gohil, professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine.

Topics today include:

  • Spring Wave Of Coronavirus Crashes Across 38 States As Hospitalizations Increase

  • CDC Identifies Small Group of Covid-19 Infections Among Fully Vaccinated Patients

  • You’re Vaccinated. Your Kids Aren’t. Now What?

  • Third Dangerous, More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Identified In Yolo County

  • Pfizer CEO Says Third COVID Vaccine Dose Likely Needed Within 12 Months

  • Stanford Begins Testing Pfizer Vaccine In Kids As Young As Two

  • UCLA Study On How Air Quality Is Fueling Vulnerability To COVID In Some Communities

With guest host Austin Cross

Guest:

Shruti Gohil, M.D., professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine