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. 

Topics today include:

• U.S. urges pause in use of J&J vaccine due to blood clotting issue

• A year into the pandemic, it’s even more clear that it’s safer to be outside

• Recent rise in U.S. COVID-19 cases driven by younger people

• New study finds U.K. variant no more deadly than original virus strain

• What to do with your COVID-19 vaccine card, including if you lose it

• Are herd immunity and the California coronavirus variant preventing a West Coast spring surge?

Guest:

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