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DOC AMA: Transmission Rates Spike in LA County, California Vaccine Eligibility Expands And More

By AirTalk Staff
Published Mar 24, 2021
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 18: Koreatown resident Shanyu Ye receives a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination dose outside the Karsh Family Social Service Center on March 18, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The Annenberg Foundation event targeted older residents as only 42 percent of Koreatown residents aged 65 and up had received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine compared with 75 percent of older adults in more affluent communities of Los Angeles. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Koreatown resident Shanyu Ye receives a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination dose outside the Karsh Family Social Service Center on March 18, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
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DOC AMA: Transmission Rates Spike in LA County, California Vaccine Eligibility Expands 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:

  • Transmission rate spike spurs fear of new coronavirus surge in LA County 

  • Vaccinated people can get COVID-19, but it’s most likely very rare 

  • Flu shots are linked to a drop in COVID-19 infections, and scientists aren't sure why 

  • California's vaccine eligibility is expanding — if you live in the right places 

  • California COVID-19 cases fall amid New York, Florida surges 

Guest:

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