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

Topics today include:

• CA has second-lowest rate of COVID-19 spread compared to other states

• As vaccine demand spikes, is there enough?

• How long will the COVID vaccine really protect you?

• Experts worry as crowds return in California, nationally

• COVID-19 vaccination cards soon will be an essential

• New high-tech masks coming soon?

• NYT: One nursing home’s quest to vaccinate its hesitant staff

GUEST:

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