COVID-19 AMA: What To Make Of Rising COVID-19 Hospitalizations Across CA, State Officials Urge Boosters Ahead Of Holidays And More
In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with UCLA’s. Dr. Tara Vijayan.
Topics today include:
- Thousands protest L.A. vaccine mandates as verification rules kick in
- Are California’s vaccine rules making inequality worse?
- COVID-19 hospitalizations rising in parts of California
- French health authority advises against Moderna vaccine for those under 30
- California health officials urge COVID-19 booster shots ahead of the holidays
Long COVID-19 Is Here To Stay And There’s A Lot We Still Don’t Know.
We’ve heard them described as “long-haulers,” the COVID-19 patients whose symptoms persist for months beyond their diagnosis. The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation estimates that three million to 10 million Americans may have long COVID-19 . But not everyone in this group experiences the same symptoms, and the symptoms themselves are hard to diagnosis as long COVID-19 . A new study details how long COVID-19 , also known as post-Covid-19, impact our physiological, neurological, and psychological well-being. The study reveals how long COVID-19 is affecting not only those who had acute COVID-19 symptoms early on in their diagnosis, but also patients who experienced mild or even asymptomatic cases. The authors go on to explain how these long-term symptoms are not unexpected, in fact many well-studied viral or bacterial pathogens are connected to the development of chronic symptoms. But do the symptoms ever go away?
Today on AirTalk, Larry talks with Kimberly Shriner [SHRY-ner], M.D., director of Infectious Disease and Prevention at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena and Dr. Catherine Le, an infectious disease specialist with Cedars-Sinai Medical Group and co-director of the Cedars-Sinai COVID-19 Recovery Program.
What Does The Massive Infrastructure Package Mean For California?
California will receive the largest share of funding from the massive infrastructure bill approved by congress last week: $45.5 billion. State leaders have spoken positively about the funding saying that it will make a significant impact. But according to Cal Matters, that’s just over $1,200 per state resident, making it one of the lowest state allocations when broken down per Californian. Today on AirTalk, Larry talks with Dan Walters, political columnist and long-time California politics observer with Cal Matters and Kevin Klowden, executive director of the Milken Institute’s Center for Regional Economics and California Center.
Latino Communities Disproportionately Impacted By Bike Stops And Searches. What Role Do Regional Bias And Infrastructure Inequities Play?
A new data analysis from the Los Angeles Times shows that bike stops made by the L.A. Sheriff’s Department disproportionately impacts Latino communities. These stops often begin with minor traffic violations and escalate to searches.
The Times’ investigation looked at more than 44,000 bike stops tracked by the sheriff’s department since 2017. Seven out of 10 of those stops involved riders who are Latino. Today on AirTalk, we talk with Alene Tchekmedyian, reporter covering the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for the Los Angeles Times about the analysis and racial disparities found, in addition to Jesus Barajas, assistant professor in the Environmental, Science and Policy department at UC Davis and Adonia Lugo, cultural anthropologist, professor and interim chair of Urban Sustainability at Antioch University Los Angeles.
We reached out to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, but did not hear back before the time of broadcast.
Listeners Share Favorite Griffith Park Memories, Stories As The Los Angeles Landmark Celebrates Its 125th Birthday
You don’t need to be a native Angeleno to be familiar with Griffith Park. And if you don’t know the park itself, you’re almost assuredly familiar with the Griffith Park Observatory from the handful of famous movies that have been filmed there, maybe most notably 1955’s “Rebel Without A Cause” starring James Dean. In a city known for freeway traffic and sprawling urban and suburban landscape, Griffith Park is a verdant escape from the hustle and bustle of the big city, but it’s also home to things like the L.A. Zoo, the Autry Museum and the Greek Theatre, and according to the L.A. Times Mary Forgione, also boasts a rich cultural history that might contain a few facts that even regulars at Griffith Park might not know.
Today on AirTalk, L.A. Conservancy Director of Education Sarah Lann joins Larry to talk about the daylong event this weekend that the Conservancy and the City of L.A. have collaborated to put on.
For more information from the L.A. Conservancy on this weekend's events celebrating the 125th birthday of Griffith Park, click here.