In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, we speak with nurse and UCLA professor Kristen R Choi. 

Topics today include:


CA officials say they’ll be reserving 40 percent of vaccines to areas that are hardest hit by COVID, to help address racial disparities 


LA’s winter COVID surge killed Latino and Black people two to three times the rate of white people


There’s a school nurse shortage - what does that mean for the prospects and success of school reopening?


Plus, what are the effects of schools not reopening on kids’ mental health?


Should you get the COVID vaccine if you are pregnant? There’s not a lot of data


Less healthcare workers have COVID in LA County, because many have been vaccinated


Should you be concerned about getting a delayed second dose?


The first non-humans get vaccinated: orangutans and bonobos at the San Diego Zoo 


CA’s “My Turn” vaccine appointment system has some...issues


EU regulators start reviewing Russia’s vaccine 


Over 12,000 COVID cases reported in the state’s child care centers

​With guest host Libby Denkmann

Guest:

Kristen R. Choi, professor of nursing and public health at UCLA; registered nurse practicing at Gateways Hospital, based in Echo Park 

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, we speak with nurse and UCLA professor Kristen R Choi.&nbsp;
Topics today include:
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CA officials say they&rsquo;ll be&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-03/california-will-reserve-40-of-covid-19-vaccine-for-needy-in-push-to-speed-reopenings" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-03/california-will-reserve-40-of-covid-19-vaccine-for-needy-in-push-to-speed-reopenings">reserving</a>&nbsp;40 percent of vaccines to areas that are hardest hit by COVID, to help address racial disparities&nbsp;
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LA&rsquo;s winter COVID&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/02/magazine/covid-la-county-hospitals-black-latino-residents.html?campaign_id=49&amp;emc=edit_ca_20210304&amp;instance_id=27715&amp;nl=california-today&amp;regi_id=78280396&amp;segment_id=52771&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=081f48c3b3a7ed7a9137009a9bd59e15" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/02/magazine/covid-la-county-hospitals-black-latino-residents.html?campaign_id=49&amp;emc=edit_ca_20210304&amp;instance_id=27715&amp;nl=california-today&amp;regi_id=78280396&amp;segment_id=52771&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=081f48c3b3a7ed7a9137009a9bd59e15">surge</a>&nbsp;killed Latino and Black people two to three times the rate of white people
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There&rsquo;s a school nurse&nbsp;<a href="https://edsource.org/2021/nurse-shortage-could-make-reopening-school-campuses-more-difficult/650403" data-cke-saved-href="https://edsource.org/2021/nurse-shortage-could-make-reopening-school-campuses-more-difficult/650403">shortage</a>&nbsp;- what does that mean for the prospects and success of school reopening?
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Plus, what are the effects of schools not reopening on kids&rsquo; mental health?
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Should you get the COVID vaccine if you are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-pregnant-women-medical-trials/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-pregnant-women-medical-trials/">pregnant</a>? There&rsquo;s not a lot of data
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Less healthcare workers have COVID in LA County, because&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/us/los-angeles-county-health-care-workers.html?searchResultPosition=7" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/us/los-angeles-county-health-care-workers.html?searchResultPosition=7">many</a>&nbsp;have been vaccinated
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Should you be&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2021-03-03/worried-about-getting-your-second-vaccine-dose-late-dont-be-say-san-diego-researchers" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2021-03-03/worried-about-getting-your-second-vaccine-dose-late-dont-be-say-san-diego-researchers">concerned</a>&nbsp;about getting a delayed second dose?
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The first&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/great-apes-san-diego-zoo-receive-covid-19-vaccine/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/great-apes-san-diego-zoo-receive-covid-19-vaccine/">non-humans</a>&nbsp;get vaccinated: orangutans and bonobos at the San Diego Zoo&nbsp;
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CA&rsquo;s &ldquo;My Turn&rdquo; vaccine appointment system has some...<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-04/flaws-in-californias-my-turn-covid-19-vaccination-appointment-system" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-04/flaws-in-californias-my-turn-covid-19-vaccination-appointment-system">issues</a>
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EU regulators start&nbsp;<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/eu-regulator-starts-review-russias-covid-19-vaccine-76246162" data-cke-saved-href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/eu-regulator-starts-review-russias-covid-19-vaccine-76246162">reviewing</a>&nbsp;Russia&rsquo;s vaccine&nbsp;
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Over 12,000 COVID cases&nbsp;<a href="https://calmatters.org/children-and-youth/2021/03/coronavirus-california-child-care-centers/" data-cke-saved-href="https://calmatters.org/children-and-youth/2021/03/coronavirus-california-child-care-centers/">reported</a>&nbsp;in the state&rsquo;s child care centers
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​With guest host Libby Denkmann
Guest:
<a href="https://www.nursing.ucla.edu/about-us/faculty-directory/kristen-r-choi" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.nursing.ucla.edu/about-us/faculty-directory/kristen-r-choi">Kristen R. Choi</a>, professor of nursing and public health at UCLA; registered nurse practicing at Gateways Hospital, based in Echo Park&nbsp;

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