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DOC AMA: How California’s Reopening Is Going, Where Infections Are Still Breaking Out And More

By AirTalk Staff
Published Jun 17, 2021
SAUSALITO, CA - JUNE 15: Tourists gather at the Golden Gate Bridge vista point on June 15, 2021 in Sausalito, California. California, the first state in the U.S. to go into lockdown at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, is lifting nearly all COVID-19 restrictions today with the exceptions of mask wearing and social distancing on public transportation, hospitals, K-12 schools indoors and some retail stores. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Tourists gather at the Golden Gate Bridge vista point on June 15, 2021 in Sausalito, California.
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DOC AMA How California’s Reopening Is Going, Where Infections Are Still Breaking Out And More
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, guest host Sharon McNary speaks with Dr. Shruti Gohil from UC Irvine’s School of Medicine. Topics today include: These communities remain at high risk for dangerous COVID-19 variants rapidly increasing in US, expert warns Former White House adviser says dangerous coronavirus variant is 'like COVID on steroids' People hospitalized with COVID-19 now have one overwhelming thing in common. They're not vaccinated. Amid COVID-19 reopening, many Californians keeping masks on How are health experts handling California's reopening? University of California says COVID-19 vaccines mandatory CDC to discuss reports of heart inflammation in young people after COVID-19 vaccines With guest host Sharon McNary GUEST: Shruti Gohil, M.D., professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, guest host Sharon McNary speaks with Dr. Shruti Gohil from UC Irvine’s School of Medicine.

Topics today include:

  • These communities remain at high risk for dangerous COVID-19 variants rapidly increasing in US, expert warns 

  • Former White House adviser says dangerous coronavirus variant is 'like COVID on steroids' 

  • People hospitalized with COVID-19 now have one overwhelming thing in common. They're not vaccinated. 

  • Amid COVID-19 reopening, many Californians keeping masks on 

  • How are health experts handling California's reopening?

  • University of California says COVID-19 vaccines mandatory 

  • CDC to discuss reports of heart inflammation in young people after COVID-19 vaccines

With guest host Sharon McNary

Guest:

Shruti Gohil, M.D., professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine