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COVID AMA: Cal/OSHA Workplace Mask Rules Proposal, How Close SoCal Is To Herd Immunity And More

By AirTalk Staff
Published Jun 10, 2021
HARARE, ZIMBABWE - JANUARY 05: A man is seen working wearing a mask in his office during the lockdown on January 5, 2021 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Following crowded new year's eve celebrations where coronavirus sanitary protocols were scarce, the Zimbabwe's capital has entered a strict 30-day lockdown. As of 3rd January, Zimbabwe recorded 15,265 Covid-19 infection cases and 380 deaths. (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images)
A man is seen working wearing a mask in his office during the lockdown on January 5, 2021 in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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COVID AMA Cal-OSHA Workplace Mask Rules Proposal, How Close SoCal Is To Herd Immunity And More
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, we speak with UCSF’s Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. Today’s topics include: California workplace mask rules could ease for the vaccinated San Francisco is nearing coronavirus herd immunity, but L.A. still has months to go Pandemic shows risk of obesity, and challenge of weight loss US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID-19 Celebrations (and questions) greet US vaccine donation plan He flew to India to see his parents sick with COVID-19. Now, this Arizona man is unable to get back to his pregnant wife Guest: Peter Chin-Hong, M.D., infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center; he tweets @PCH_SF

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, we speak with UCSF’s Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. 

Today’s topics include:

  • California workplace mask rules could ease for the vaccinated 

  • San Francisco is nearing coronavirus herd immunity, but L.A. still has months to go 

  • Pandemic shows risk of obesity, and challenge of weight loss 

  • US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID-19 

  • Celebrations (and questions) greet US vaccine donation plan 

  • He flew to India to see his parents sick with COVID-19. Now, this Arizona man is unable to get back to his pregnant wife 

Guest:

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