In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Timothy Brewer from UCLA.

Today’s topics include: 

• Mask update: CA to hold off on following CDC guidelines

  • LA County tells Trader Joe, other chains to continue enforcing mask usage 

• Should we shift focus away from herd immunity at this point? 

• LAUSD to use prizes, other incentives to get students vaxxed

• Why are parts of Asia seeing a rise in cases? Could it happen here?

• How COVID-19 proved poor indoor air quality makes us sick and what we should do about it

Guest: 

Timothy Brewer, M.D., epidemiologist and professor of medicine at UCLA’s school of public health; has served on the advisory boards of the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention