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COVID-19 AMA: What The Next Reopening Could Look Like, Vaccine Update And More

A man reads a book while standing on line for free COVID-19 anti-body testing at Bellevue Hospital on August 19, 2020 in New York. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
A man reads a book while standing on line for free COVID-19 anti-body testing at Bellevue Hospital on August 19, 2020 in New York.
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COVID-19 AMA: What The Next Reopening Could Look Like, Vaccine Update And More

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Dean Blumberg. 

Topics today include:

  • With the outbreak slowing down in CA, officials consider what the next step in reopening might be like

  • Where are we at with the vaccine?

  • FDA put on hold its approval of an emergency plasma treatment for COVID-19

  • Australia makes deal for potential vaccine, says it will be provided free to all citizens

  • Australia’s PM walked back statement that vaccine will be mandatory

  • What do we know about ‘long-haulers’ - those who have struggled with COVID-19’s effects for many months?

  • The University of Notre Dame paused in-person classes for a few weeks after reports of COVID-19 cases

Guest:

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