DOC AMA: State Lawmakers Weigh In On Vaccine Mandate, Schools Are New Hotspot For COVID-19 Cases And More
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with UCLA’s Dr. Annabelle De St. Maurice.
Topics today include:
- California lawmakers grapple with whether to impose a statewide COVID-19 vaccination mandate
- Schools are the new hotspot for COVID-19 cases in LA County
- Half of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan still have symptoms a year later, study finds
- COVID-19 — not vaccination — presents biggest blood clot risk, large study finds
- COVID-19 surge in Oregon: state returns to strict mandates
Resources discussed on today’s show:
- Vaccine ingredients can be found here (page 34 of insert)
- A breakdown of why these ingredients are in there and what they do.
- Another reference for ingredients
With regards to getting vaccinated if you’ve already had COVID:
- A study looking at protection in people who received a booster (peer reviewed and published)
- Another study demonstrating that a single dose boosts your immune response
Legal Scholars On Constitutionality Of California Recall Election
In recent op-eds in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and his colleague Aaron Edlin argue that California’s recall election is unconstitutional because it violates the one-person, one vote equal protection mandate by giving more weight to some voters’ votes than others. There’s even been a lawsuit filed against California Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office asking her to call off the recall because it violates the equal protection mandate. But in a piece for the legal analysis blog “Verdict,” Dean Vikram Amar of the University of Illinois’ College of Law argues that not only was this issue brought up and rejected during the 2003 recall of Gray Davis, but that the two parts of the ballot don’t combine to create a single election and that voters are being asked to answer two separate questions on the same ballot.
Today on AirTalk, Dean Chemerinsky and Dean Amar join Larry on AirTalk to share their perspectives on the constitutionality of California’s recall election.
FilmWeek: ‘Candyman,’ ‘My Childhood, My Country,’ ‘He’s All That,’ And More
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Tim Cogshell and Lael Loewenstein review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms.
- "Candyman," in wide release
- "My Childhood, My Country," Laemmle’s Newhall (Santa Clarita) & Laemmle’s Monica Film Center (Santa Monica) Aug. 27-Sept. 2
- "Vacation Friends," on Hulu
- "He's All That," on Netflix
- "Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed," on Netflix
- "The Colony," in select theaters (including Laemmle’s Glendale); VOD (including Apple TV+ & Google Play)
- "On Broadway," at Laemmle Theaters (Playhouse 7, Royal, Claremont 5, Town Center 5 & Newhall)
- "The Magnificent Meyersons," at Laemmle’s Town Center 5 (Encino) & Laemmle’s Virtual Cinema
- "Together,' in wide release
- "No Man of God," Alamo Drafthouse (DTLA) & Laemmle’s NoHo 7; VOD (including iTunes, Vudu, Google Play)
- "Ema," Laemmle Theaters (Glendale & Newhall); Playhouse 7 in Pasadena on Sep. 3
AirTalk On FilmWeek: What Makes A Good Musician Biopic And Why Is It So Challenging?
The new musician biopic “Respect” took on a daunting task: portraying the life of singing legend Aretha Franklin. Many critics say the film tapped into every cliche in the genre’s book, emphasizing the challenges in doing it well. Today, we reprise an AirTalk conversation with critics Claudia Puig and Tim Cogshell.