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DOC AMA: Southern California Sees Surge In New Cases, Study Finds Robust Antibodies May Persist For Months & More

By AirTalk Staff
Published Oct 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 27: A sign advertising free face masks is seen as people cast their ballots at an early voting center at the Capitol One Arena on October 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Early voting for the 2020 general election starts today in Washington, DC at 32 polling locations across the city and runs through November 2. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
A sign advertising free face masks is seen as people cast their ballots at an early voting center at the Capitol One Arena on October 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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DOC AMA: Southern California Sees Surge In New Cases, Study Finds Robust Antibodies May Persist For Months & More

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

Topics today include:

  • Robust antibodies to COVID-19 infection persist for months, study finds 
  • Southern California counties see surge in new coronavirus cases 
  • More than 40 states are reporting an increase in COVID-19 cases and many in the Midwest are seeing record hospitalizations 
  • Coronavirus cases set new record ahead of Election Day 
    • How to stay safe if you’re voting in person  
  • UCLA researcher argues that masks are a distraction from the pandemic reality 
  • China has injected hundreds of thousands with COVID-19 vaccines 
  • The ‘very, very bad look’ of remdesivir, the first FDA-approved COVID-19 drug

Guest: 

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