COVID-19: Can The US Keep Variants In Check? Why Are Hospitals Low On Oxygen? Plus Vaccine Updates

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 28: People with appointments stand in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site at Lincoln Park in East Los Angeles amid eased lockdown restrictions on January 28, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The California Department of Public Health has announced an updated COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan as the state has faced mounting criticism over a slow coronavirus vaccine rollout. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, host Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Dean Blumberg from UC Davis Children’s Hospital. We also check in with a public health correspondent to break down where the various covid variants stand and what it will take to keep them at bay in the U.S.

Today’s topics include:

How can the US keep new covid strains in check?
Hospitals are low on oxygen supply. Why?
Novavax vaccine appears effective against virus and new strains
While EU approves AstraZeneca vaccine, Germany advises elderly ppl not to take it
Johnson & Johnson vaccine 66% effective against moderate and severe illness

Guests:

Anna Maria Barry-Jester, senior public health correspondent at Kaiser Health News, her recent piece is titled, “Can the US Keep Covid Variants in Check? Here’s What it Takes;” she tweets

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