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COVID-19: Disneyland Becomes Vaccination Super Site, Gorillas Test Positive For Virus And More

By AirTalk Staff
Published Jan 12, 2021
A health worker prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign of members of the Emergency Medical Services of Madrid (SUMMA) in Madrid on January 12, 2021. - Spain's regions are stepping up virus restrictions but the government remains adamant it would not impose a lockdown despite an expected post-Christmas surge in infections. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)
A health worker prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination campaign of members of the Emergency Medical Services of Madrid (SUMMA) in Madrid on January 12, 2021.
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OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images
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COVID-19: Disneyland Becomes Vaccination Super Site, Gorillas Test Positive For Virus 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, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center.

Topics today include:

  • Gorillas at San Diego Zoo test positive for COVID-19

  • Disneyland to become vaccine testing site

  • COVID-19 vaccine requirement for LA students returning to campuses

  • UC system aims to return to in-person learning in fall semester

  • Trump administration plans to speed up vaccine distribution

  • The three stages back to normalcy

Guest:

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