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DOC AMA: Californians Hospitalized With COVID-19 At Six Month Low, Vaccine Updates & More

The Johnson & Johnson logo is seen above an entrance to a building at their campus in Irvine, California on August 28, 2019. - The US pharmaceutical industry faces tens of billions of dollars in potential damage payments for fueling the opioid addiction crisis after Oklahoma won a $572 million judgment against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP)        (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)
The Johnson & Johnson logo is seen above an entrance to a building at their campus in Irvine, California.
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DOC AMA: Californians Hospitalized With COVID-19 At Six Month Low, Vaccine Updates & More

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Kimberly Shriner, infectious disease specialist at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. 

Today’s topics include:

  • As COVID-19 cases surge, more public-health experts say lockdowns aren’t the answer 

  • COVID-19 reinfection documented in Nevada adds to questions on virus immunity 

  • The first COVID vaccine will not make life normal again 

  • Johnson & Johnson Halts Vaccine Trial 

  • Californians hospitalized with COVID-19 at a 6-month low 

Guest:

Kimberly Shriner, M.D., infectious disease specialist at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena