In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, we speak with Dr. Richard Riggs from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  

Today’s topics include:

• How has the PPE supply chain evolved? 

• As case numbers go down, how is medical worker burn out? 

• Biden announces deal for additional Johnson & Johnson vaccines

• Vaccines in the works to target multiple variants 

  • Study: UK variant has higher death rate 

  • Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine could neutralize Brazil variant 

• How far is Calif. from a post-pandemic “normal?”

Guest:

Richard Riggs, M.D., senior vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center