As an Expert: AstraZeneca Vaccine Trials, Herd Immunity, New Three-Foot Social Distancing Rules for Kids
Coronavirus cases are falling fast, there's an new vaccine on the horizon for the U-S, and schools only have to keep kids three feet apart and not six. We'll review all the latest news.
- Paula Cannon, professor of virology at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine.
Blue Shield and Governor Newsom
Initially, the process of getting shots into the arms of Californians didn’t go smoothly. So the state pulled in Blue Shield to be a third-party administrator back in January. The problem is County health officials haven’t been exactly eager to team up with the insurance provider. In fact, only one county out of 58 entered into an agreement. So how did Blue Shield score a no-bid, $15 million dollar contract to oversee California’s vaccine distribution?
Guest:
- Reporter Samantha Young, California Politics Correspondent for Kaiser Health News and California Healthline
Keeping Faith in A Pandemic
It's been quite a year with a lot of loss but also newfound joy in little things we may not have been aware off in our pre-pandemic lives. As we slowly come out of the fog that stay-at-home orders created around our lives, we want to reflect on where we have been and where we are headed. To do that we have partnered with USC's Center for Religion and Civic Culture and commissioned sermons from faith leaders around our county. Today we hear from Rev. Mandy McDow is Senior Minister at Los Angeles First United Methodist Church, in Downtown Los Angeles
Goodbye Elgin Baylor
Lakers Great Elgin Baylor has passed away at 86. A Martinez has this remembrance.